leech
noun
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
leeched
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past participleof leech.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof leech.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
leechnounany bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
Example Sentences
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He said: "We were absolutely blown away when we saw the contents in there, as we might have expected them to have leeched out."
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2024
A federal-provincial cleanup tackled Brittania Mine, which once leeched acid into creeks.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
Unable to knuckle through cramps that compelled me to learn Lamaze breathing and heavy bleeding that leeched the life force out of me, I opted for a hysterectomy.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2022
He made a point of emphasizing that his student volunteer army was proprietary to his campaign, not leeched off of McGovern’s organization.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2019
I'm leeched, stuffed with food and two pots of Belle-rose tea, and my fingers are set and wrapped in a splint.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
