You queried:

leeches "

Results retrieved for:
    • \ ˈlēch 

    • \ ˈlēch 

    Your query is not considered offensive by any official sources.

    ( some results may take a moment to update )


    [Noun]  | "leech" | \ ˈlēch \


    1: any of numerous carnivorous or bloodsucking usually freshwater annelid worms (class Hirudinea) that have typically a flattened lanceolate segmented body with a sucker at each end

    2: a hanger-on who seeks advantage or gain

    3: physician, surgeon


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English leche, from Old English lǣce; akin to Old High German lāhhi physician;

    [Noun]  | "leech" | \ ˈlēch \


    1: either vertical edge of a square sail

    2: the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English leche; akin to Middle Low German līk boltrope;

    [Noun]  | "medicinal leech" 


    1: a large European freshwater leech (Hirudo medicinalis) that is a source of hirudin, is sometimes used to drain blood (as from newly grafted tissue), and was formerly used to bleed patients thought to have excess blood


    Origin: 1804 ;

    [Verb]  | "leech" 


    1: to attach oneself to a person as a leech

    2: to bleed by the use of leeches

    3: to drain the substance of : exhaust


    Origin: 1641 ;

     See: ;

    [Noun]  | "leeches" 


    1: a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return;


      * e.g., " ... whenever the gang went out for pizza, the leech in the group always had an excuse for not paying his fair share "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)





    [Noun]  | "leech" 


    1: a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return;


      * e.g., " ... whenever the gang went out for pizza, the leech in the group always had an excuse for not paying his fair share "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)





    [Verb]  | "leeches" 


    1: as in uses, mooches;


    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)





     [ "leech" ]

    1: One who constantly takes from others without giving anything in return.

      * e.g.,  ... ExThe man is a leech who lives with his friend and has never contributed money for rent, utilities, or groceries. 


     [ "leech" ]

    2: One who constantly copies things from others, such as style, phrases, expressions, and actions.

      * e.g.,  ... ExThat woman is a leech who gets her whole style from her friends. 

     [ "Leech" ]

    1: A toxic, fake friend who hasn’t only clung onto you for personal gain. This includes clout, relationships, attention, other people to later leech onto (so called friends) and for the ability to simply use you. A leech is the worst kind of fake friend; they not only use you, but they suck up everything you have... until they have sucked up all your blood of course.

      * e.g.,  ... Cynthia was a leech, she was only nice to you so she could take advantage of you. Her ex was such a leech, he only dated her so he could get with her friends. Not to mention that he took all her money. 

     [ "Leeching" ]

    1: The act of constantly bumming food, cigarettes, weed, lighters, or anything they can from friends but never giving it back or repaying them.

      * e.g.,  ... "Josh is always leeching off me." 

     [ "leech" ]

    1: Someone who calls themselves a friend but they only use you until someone better comes along to feed off.

      * e.g.,  ... Jasper was such a leech, he would use people for there drugs, money and sex than move onto the next victim to suck dry. 

     [ "leeching" ]

    1: To download without giving anything in return, esp. a huge file. To suck (bandwidth) dry, as a leech would.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm leeching a movie from this guy. 


     [ "leeching" ]

    2: Also: 'leech-light' - the HD activity light when on 'full'.

      * e.g.,  ... Getting a good rate - my leech-light is on solid! 

     [ "Leeches" ]

    1: A person who sucks and sucks.. they use you and then they move on when IT doesnt need you anymore or when IT doesnt see you on its radar.... you normally give them a kind helping hand out of pity because they are lonely and they seem harmless, but they will take advantage of you and in the end you dont even get a ....Thanks for all your help!

      * e.g.,  ... This is how they appear.... I dont have anybody here....i need help... without you i would be lost, i was supposed to meet a friend here but he stood me up so many times... 

     [ "leech" ]

    1: To solely download from a peer-to-peer network, without any intent and/or capability to redistribute files accordingly. This lack of sharing is often due to inanely selfish motives, but is occasionally the product of a implausibly slow upstream transfer rate or lack of content to share. Possesses highly negative connotations.

      * e.g.,  ... <SuperiorityComplex511> Share or die; no leeching. 

     [ "Leeching" ]

    1: Leeching (verb) comes from the subject leech. A leecher is a person who are a part of something, but dosent do shit.

      * e.g.,  ... He was just leeching the whole school lesson today, he didnt do sht. 

     [ "leech" ]

    1: A person who "leeches", or clings, to one person at a time throughout the day.

      * e.g.,  ... "Anna is such a leech!" 

     [ "Leech" ]

    1: To benefit off of others without giving anything back in repayment

      * e.g.,  ... I don't have wifi in my house but it's ok, I leech off of the neighbors. Man. Jessica is such a leech. She only comes over to use my wifi and eat my snacks. 

     No results from Words API...

     No results from Linguatools Conjugations API...

     No results from Words API...

     No results from Word Associations API...


    * Query The Library of Babel *
    * Query Wikipedia *
    * Query Google *

    * Discuss! *


    You must be signed in to post comments!


    Top comments for:
    "leeches"