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Noun leech has 2 senses
- 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
- 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
- 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
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