Definition of leech Leech
/liˈʧ/ - [leech] - leech
We found 24 definitions of leech from 8 different sources.
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What does leech mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: leeches |
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| leech - carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end | ||
| bloodsucker, hirudinean | ||
| annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally | ||
| class hirudinea, hirudinea hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids | ||
| hirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting | ||
| leech - a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | ||
| parasite, sponge, sponger | ||
| follower a person who accepts the leadership of another | ||
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Wiktionary 
- leech (Noun)
An aquatic blood- sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially. - leech (Noun)
A person who derives profit from others, in a parasitic fashion. - leech (Noun)
A physician. - leech (Noun)
A healer. - leech (Noun)
The vertical edge of a square sail. - leech (Noun)
The aft edge of a triangular sail. - leech (Verb)
To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient. - leech (Verb)
To drain resources without giving back.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- leech (n.)
See 2d Leach. - leech (v. t.)
See Leach, v. t. - leech (n.)
The border or edge at the side of a sail. - leech (n.)
A physician or surgeon; a professor of the art of healing. - leech (n.)
Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, esp. those species used in medicine, as Hirudo medicinalis of Europe, and allied species. - leech (n.)
A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum. - leech (v. t.)
To treat as a surgeon; to doctor; as, to leech wounds. - leech (v. t.)
To bleed by the use of leeches.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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leech
A worm-like creature that lives in water and sucks blood from animals.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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leech
lēch, n. the edge of a sail at the sides. [Ice. lík, a leech-line; Dan. lig; Sw. lik, a bolt-rope.] -
leech
lēch, n. a blood-sucking worm: a physician.—v.t. to apply leeches to.—ns. Leech′craft, Leech′dom. [A.S. lǽce, one who heals; cf. Goth. leikeis.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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leech
The empty leech sucks sore.
Wikipedia 
- Leeches are annelids, a kind of worm (ground creature) that lives in wet places. All leeches are carnivorous, that is, they eat mainly meat, but some are also haemophagic parasitic; this means they drink the blood of other animals. They are sometimes helpful in medicine. They are often used to reduce blood clots.
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