Definition of leech
English to English noun - carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
source: WordNet 3.0 - a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
source: WordNet 3.0 - See 2d Leach.
source: Webster 1913 - The border or edge at the side of a sail.
source: Webster 1913 - A physician or surgeon; a professor of the art of healing.
source: Webster 1913 verb - draw blood
In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment.
source: WordNet 3.0 source: Webster 1913 - To treat as a surgeon; to doctor; as, to leech wounds.
source: Webster 1913 English to Tagalog noun - [lich] Lintâ
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
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leech, lech, leechee, leach, leche, lechwe, leachy, lees, leek, leeg, lich, lese, loch, lege, liege, loach, loche, looch, legge, leuke
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