Noun leech has 2 senses
  1. leech, bloodsucker, hirudinean - carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
    --1 is a kind of annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm
    --1 is a member of Hirudinea, class Hirudinea
    --1 has particulars: medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis; horseleech
    Derived form: verb leech1
  2. leech, parasite, sponge, sponger - a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
    --2 is a kind of follower
,Verb leech has 1 sense
  1. bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise - draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
    --1 is one way to treat, care for
    Derived form: noun leech1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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