leech in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
leech in Sindhi سنڌي
leech in Telugu తెలుగు
leech in Urdu اُردُو
leech in English
- leech⇄adj. leechlike.
- leech⇄leech (1), noun, verb.
- leech⇄leech (2), noun.
1. either of the vertical edges of a square sail.
2. the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail. Also, leach. - leech⇄noun 1. a worm, living especially in ponds and streams, that sucks the blood of animals. There is usually a sucker at each end of the body. Doctors formerly used leeches to suck blood from sick people. Leeches are annelids.
2. (Figurative.) a pers - leech⇄v.i. (Figurative.) to hang on to a person or thing like a leech.
Ex. to leech on to another's fortune. - leech⇄v.t. 1. (Archaic.) to bleed with leeches for medical purposes; doctor.
2. (Figurative.) to hang on to and drain (a person or his resources) like a leech.
Ex. to leech someone's strength. Her relatives leeched her for her money like parasites