leeches

/หˆliหtสƒ.ษชz/

IPA: /L IY1 CH IH0 Z/

noun
  1. 1

    An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

  2. 2

    A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.

  3. 3

    A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.

verb
  1. 1

    To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

  2. 2

    To drain (resources) without giving back.

    โ€œBert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return.โ€

Synonyms

drain
noun
  1. 1

    A physician.

  2. 2

    (Heathenry) A healer.

verb
  1. 1

    To treat, cure or heal.

noun
  1. 1

    The vertical edge of a square sail.

  2. 2

    The aft edge of a triangular sail.

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