Leech

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting. 1.2 a person who clings to another for personal gain, esp. without giving anything in return, and usually with the implication or effect of exhausting the other's resources; parasite. 1.3 Archaic . an instrument used for drawing blood. 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to apply leeches to, so as to bleed. 2.2 to cling to and feed upon or drain, as a leech 2.3 Archaic . to cure; heal. 3 Verb (used without object) 3.1 to hang on to a person in the manner of a leech 4 Synonyms 4.1 noun 4.2 verb

Noun

any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.

a person who clings to another for personal gain, esp. without giving anything in return, and usually with the implication or effect of exhausting the other's resources; parasite.

Archaic . an instrument used for drawing blood.

Verb (used with object)

to apply leeches to, so as to bleed.

to cling to and feed upon or drain, as a leech

His relatives leeched him until his entire fortune was exhausted.

Archaic . to cure; heal.

Verb (used without object)

to hang on to a person in the manner of a leech

She leeched on to him for dear life.

Synonyms

noun

barnacle , bloodsucker * , bum * , freeloader , scrounger , sponge * , [[sycophantnotes:leach means to remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; a leech is a carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic worms typically having a sucker at each end - or a follower who hangs around a host in hope of gain]] , bloodsucker , hanger-on , sponge , parasite , worm

verb

sponge*