What part of speech is leech?

Leech can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. leech is a verb, present, 1st person singular of leech (infinitive).
  • 2. leech is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. leech is a noun, singular of leeches.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does leech mean?

Definitions

Verb

leech - To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
leech - To drain resources without giving back.

Noun

leech - carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
leech - a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

Examples of leech

#   Sentence  
1. noun A more plausible proposal is the one Leech presented in conjunction with Emmet's theory.
2. noun The leech sucked his blood.
3. noun Tom is nothing but a leech.
4. noun "I think I forgot to put money in my wallet." "Huh?" "I still have my cards, though...Ah, I don't have my wallet. I must've forgot it. Oh well." "You meant to leech from the start, didn't you?" "No, no, I actually forgot it."
Sentence  
noun
A more plausible proposal is the one Leech presented in conjunction with Emmet's theory.
The leech sucked his blood.
Tom is nothing but a leech.
"I think I forgot to put money in my wallet." "Huh?" "I still have my cards, though...Ah, I don't have my wallet. I must've forgot it. Oh well." "You meant to leech from the start, didn't you?" "No, no, I actually forgot it."

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