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leech


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  leech 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  leech 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  leech 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  leech 
 
  1  sense  of  leech 
 
  Sense  1 
  bleed,  leech,  phlebotomize 
  =>  treat,  care  for 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  leech 
 
  leech  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  leech 
 
  Sense  1 
  bleed,  leech,  phlebotomize 
  =>  treat,  care  for 
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  Grep  of  noun  leech 
  horseleech 
  leech 
  leechee 
  medicinal  leech 
 
  Overview  of  noun  leech 
 
  The  noun  leech  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  leech,  bloodsucker,  hirudinean  --  (carnivorous  or  bloodsucking  aquatic  or  terrestrial  worms  typically  having  a  sucker  at  each  end) 
  2.  leech,  parasite,  sponge,  sponger  --  (a  follower  who  hangs  around  a  host  (without  benefit  to  the  host)  in  hope  of  gain  or  advantage) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  leech 
 
  The  verb  leech  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bleed,  leech,  phlebotomize  --  (draw  blood;  "In  the  old  days,  doctors  routinely  bled  patients  as  part  of  the  treatment") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  leech 
  leechlike 
 
  Overview  of  noun  leech 
 
  The  noun  leech  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  leech,  bloodsucker,  hirudinean  --  (carnivorous  or  bloodsucking  aquatic  or  terrestrial  worms  typically  having  a  sucker  at  each  end) 
  2.  leech,  parasite,  sponge,  sponger  --  (a  follower  who  hangs  around  a  host  (without  benefit  to  the  host)  in  hope  of  gain  or  advantage) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  leech 
 
  The  verb  leech  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bleed,  leech,  phlebotomize  --  (draw  blood;  "In  the  old  days,  doctors  routinely  bled  patients  as  part  of  the  treatment") 



leech definition