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See full list on drugs.com. 8 synonyms of leech from the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, plus 18 related words, definitions, and antonyms. Find another word for leech. Leech: a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return. Leech was kept in close proximity to the Drain Dwellers Morlock group after Annalee lost her children to attackers. Annalee was a projecting empath, and her depression would affect her neighbors if Leech wasn't around to cancel her powers. Leech sought affection from Annalee, but she initially rejected him for being so ugly. Leech, (subclass Hirudinea), any of about 650 species of segmented worms (phylum Annelida) characterized by a small sucker, which contains the mouth, at the anterior end of the body and a large sucker located at the posterior end. All leeches have 34 body segments. The length of the body ranges.
leech
1. noun A person who preys or overly depends upon another, or who clings to another in an parasitic manner. Her younger brother is a bit of a leech, always hanging around us and asking for money.
2. verb To cling to or overly depend upon another person in a parasitic manner, like a leech. She's always leeching off the work other people do in the office.
like a leech
In or having a parasitic, clinging manner or demeanor. Her younger brother is like a leech, always hanging around us and asking for money.
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like a leech
persistently or clingingly present.This idiom refers to the way in which a leech attaches itself by suction to the person or animal from which it is drawing blood: the parasites are very difficult to remove once they are attached to the skin and feeding.
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leech
bloodsucking worm; extortioner; spongerNot to be confused with:
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leech 1
(lēch)n.1. Any of various chiefly aquatic carnivorous or bloodsucking annelid worms of the class (or subclass) Hirudinea, of which one species (Hirudo medicinalis) was formerly widely used by physicians for therapeutic bloodletting.
2. One that preys on or clings to another; a parasite.
v.leeched, leech·ing, leech·es
v.tr.2. To drain the essence or exhaust the resources of.
v.intr. To attach oneself to another in the manner of a leech.
[Middle English leche, physician, leech, from Old English lǣce; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
leech 2
(lēch)n.Nautical2. The after edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
[Middle English leche, probably from Middle Low German līk, leech line; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]
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leech
(liːtʃ) n1. (Animals) any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea, which have a sucker at each end of the body and feed on the blood or tissues of other animals. See also horseleech, medicinal leech
2. a person who clings to or preys on another person
3. (Medicine) b. (in combination): leechcraft.
4. cling like a leech to cling or adhere persistently to something
vb (Medicine) (tr) to use leeches to suck the blood of (a person), as a method of medical treatment
[Old English lǣce, lœce; related to Middle Dutch lieke]
leech
(liːtʃ) orleach
n (Nautical Terms) nautical the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail or either of the vertical edges of a squaresail
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leech1
(litʃ)n.
1. any bloodsucking annelid worm of the class Hirudinea, as the European Hirudo medicinalis, once used widely for bloodletting.
2. a person who clings to another for personal gain, esp. without giving anything in return; parasite.
3. Archaic. an instrument used for drawing blood.
v.t. 5. to cling to and feed upon or drain, as a leech does; exhaust; deplete.
v.i. 7. to hang on to a person in the manner of a leech.
[before 900; Middle English leche, Old English lǣce; replacing (by association with leech2) Middle English liche, Old English lȳce, c. Middle Dutch lieke]
leech2
(litʃ)n. Archaic.
[before 1150; Middle English leche, Old English lǣce; c. Old Saxon lāki, Old High German lāhhi, Gothic lēkeis; akin to Old Norse lǣknir]
leech3
(litʃ)n.
1. either of the lateral edges of a square sail.
[1350–1400; leche, Middle English lich(e)]
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leech
(lēch) Any of various worms that live in water and suck blood from other animals, including humans. One species, the medicinal leech, has been used in bloodletting and in helping to heal wounds and surgical grafts. Leeches are annelids, related to earthworms.
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leech
Past participle: leeched
Gerund: leeching
| Imperative |
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| leech |
| leech |
| Present |
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| I leech |
| you leech |
| he/she/it leeches |
| we leech |
| you leech |
| they leech |
| Preterite |
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| I leeched |
| you leeched |
| he/she/it leeched |
| we leeched |
| you leeched |
| they leeched |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am leeching |
| you are leeching |
| he/she/it is leeching |
| we are leeching |
| you are leeching |
| they are leeching |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have leeched |
| you have leeched |
| he/she/it has leeched |
| we have leeched |
| you have leeched |
| they have leeched |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was leeching |
| you were leeching |
| he/she/it was leeching |
| we were leeching |
| you were leeching |
| they were leeching |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had leeched |
| you had leeched |
| he/she/it had leeched |
| we had leeched |
| you had leeched |
| they had leeched |
| Future |
|---|
| I will leech |
| you will leech |
| he/she/it will leech |
| we will leech |
| you will leech |
| they will leech |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have leeched |
| you will have leeched |
| he/she/it will have leeched |
| we will have leeched |
| you will have leeched |
| they will have leeched |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be leeching |
| you will be leeching |
| he/she/it will be leeching |
| we will be leeching |
| you will be leeching |
| they will be leeching |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been leeching |
| you have been leeching |
| he/she/it has been leeching |
| we have been leeching |
| you have been leeching |
| they have been leeching |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been leeching |
| you will have been leeching |
| he/she/it will have been leeching |
| we will have been leeching |
| you will have been leeching |
| they will have been leeching |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been leeching |
| you had been leeching |
| he/she/it had been leeching |
| we had been leeching |
| you had been leeching |
| they had been leeching |
| Conditional |
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| I would leech |
| you would leech |
| he/she/it would leech |
| we would leech |
| you would leech |
| they would leech |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have leeched |
| you would have leeched |
| he/she/it would have leeched |
| we would have leeched |
| you would have leeched |
| they would have leeched |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | leech - carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end bloodsucker, hirudinean annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally class Hirudinea, Hirudinea - hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids Hirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech - large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting horseleech - any of several large freshwater leeches |
| 2. | leech - a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another | |
| Verb | 1. | leech - draw blood; 'In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment' practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; 'he studied medicine at Harvard' care for, treat - provide treatment for; 'The doctor treated my broken leg'; 'The nurses cared for the bomb victims'; 'The patient must be treated right away or she will die'; 'Treat the infection with antibiotics' |
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leech
nounparasite, hanger-on, sycophant, freeloader(slang), sponger(informal), ligger(slang), bloodsucker(informal)They're just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
leech
nounOne who depends on another for support without reciprocating:Slang: freeloader.
verbTo take advantage of the generosity of others:Slang: freeload.
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пиявица
igle
iilimatojuotikas
pióca
hirudo
dēle
pijavica
igel
đỉa
leech
[liːtʃ]N → sanguijuelaf (also fig)
to stick to sb like a leech → pegarse a algn como una lapaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
leech
[ˈliːtʃ]n(fig)(pejorative) (= person) → sangsuef
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leech
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
leech
Leech Definition
(liːtʃ) noun a kind of blood-sucking worm. bloedsuier عَلَق пиявица sanguessuga pijavice der Blutegel igle βδέλλαsanguijuela kaan زالو juotikas sangsueעלוקה जोंक pijavica pióca lintah igla, blóðsuga sanguisuga ひる 거머리 dėlė dēle pacat bloedzuigeriglepijawka يو ډول چنجى چى خواړه يى وينه ده sanguessuga lipitoare пиявка pijavica pijavka pijavica blodigel ปลิง sülük 水蛭 п'явка خون چوسنے والا کیڑا con đỉa 水蛭
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
leech
n. sanguijuela, gusano anélido acuático chupador de sangre;
Leech Definition
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