leech
/ˈliːt͡ʃ/ verb C2- To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
- To drain (resources) without giving back. · Near-synonyms: mooch, suck down· Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return.
He/she/it leeches · Past leeched · Past participle leeched · -ing form leeching
Verb forms
- Base form
- leech
- He/she/it
- leeches
- Past
- leeched
- Past participle
- leeched
- -ing form
- leeching
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His master, sending for a leech, asked his advice.
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