LEECH


Meaning of LEECH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ li:tʃ ]

( leeches)

1.

A leech is a small animal which looks like a worm and lives in water. Leeches feed by attaching themselves to other animals and sucking their blood.

N-COUNT

2.

If you describe someone as a leech , you disapprove of them because they deliberately depend on other people, often making money out of them.

They’re just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

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