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.
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But multiple pharmacy owners told The Oregonian/OregonLive that an even larger challenge is the big share of profits leeched off by the pharmacy benefit managers.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
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 massive environmental disaster has sent social media into a tailspin for days, following a train derailment in Ohio that leeched toxic chemicals into the ground, water and air.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2023
The waste might also be leeched into the soil, or into harder sediment, or, worst case, might have made its way into the groundwater.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2022
It was like seeing all the color leeched out of the world bit by bit.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
