LEECH

Meaning of LEECH in English

n. archaic or joc. a physician; a healer.

[ OE lce f. Gmc ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

LEECH — Any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea (about 300 known species), with a small sucker containing the mouth at the …
Английский словарь Британика
LEECH — I. ˈlēch noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English leche, from Old English lǣce; akin to Old High German lāhhi …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEECH — (v. t.) To treat as a surgeon; to doctor; as, to leech wounds.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — ( v. t. ) To treat as a surgeon; to doctor; as, to leech wounds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — /leech/ , n. Margaret , 1893-1974, U.S. historian, novelist, and biographer.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — leech 1 — leechlike , adj. /leech/ , n. 1. any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — v. cling to, stick to like a leech; draw blood using leeches
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEECH — I. ˈlēch noun Etymology: Middle English leche, from Old English lǣce; akin to Old High German lāhhi physician Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEECH — noun ·see 2d leach. 2. leech ·vt ·see leach, ·vt. 3. leech ·vt to bleed by the use of leeches. …
Webster English vocab
LEECH — [leech] n [ME leche, fr. OE laece; akin to OHG lahhi physician] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: physician, surgeon 2. [fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEECH — Head of the giant Amazon leech (Haementeria ghilianii). The retractable proboscis is used to (class Hirudinea) any of about 650 …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEECH — leech, Leech BrE AmE liːtʃ ▷ leeched liːtʃt ▷ leeches ˈliːtʃ ɪz -əz ▷ leeching ˈliːtʃ ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEECH — leech /liːtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: læce ] 1 . a small soft creature …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEECH — n. 1 any freshwater or terrestrial annelid worm of the class Hirudinea with suckers at both ends, esp. Hirudo medicinalis, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEECH — n. 1 any freshwater or terrestrial annelid worm of the class Hirudinea with suckers at both ends, esp. Hirudo medicinalis, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEECH — 1. n.1 any freshwater or terrestrial annelid worm of the class Hirudinea with suckers at both ends, esp. Hirudo medicinalis, …
Oxford English vocab
LEECH — ( leeches) 1. A leech is a small animal which looks like a worm and lives in water. Leeches feed …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEECH — [noun] [C] - a fat worm which lives in wet places and fastens itself onto the bodies of humans and …
Cambridge English vocab
LEECH — n. Any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea (about 300 known species), with a small sucker containing the mouth at …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEECH — Someone who does little or no work, yet claims responsibility for the final product. To do little or no work …
Slang English vocab
LEECH — See: HORSE-LEECH
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
LEECH — Among BBS types, crackers and warez d00dz , one who consumes knowledge without generating new software, cracks, or techniques. BBS …
Jargon File English vocabulary
LEECH — I 1. сущ. 1) пиявка to apply leeches to ≈ приставлять, прикладывать пиявки to stick like a leech ≈ пристать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEECH — _I 1. li:tʃ n 1. зоол. пиявка медицинская ( Hirudo medicinalis ) 2. кровопийца, вымогатель 3. арх. , шутл. врач, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEECH — I leech сущ.1) пиявка to apply leeches to — приставлять, прикладывать пиявки to stick like a leech — пристать как …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LEECH — _I 1. li:tʃ n 1. зоол. пиявка медицинская ( Hirudo medicinalis ) 2. кровопийца, вымогатель 3. арх. , шутл. врач, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LEECH — I liʧ 1. сущ. 1) пиявка to apply leeches to — приставлять, прикладывать пиявки to stick like a leech — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LEECH — I [®Ђ ] leech.wav 1. сущ. 1) пиявка to apply leeches to — приставлять, прикладывать пиявки to stick like a leech — пристать как …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LEECH — пиявка; pl пиявки (Hirudinea) - gnathobdellid leeches - haemadipsid leeches - medicinal leech - terrestrial leeches
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LEECH — 1) шкаторина 2) ликтрос - after leech - leech block - leech fore leech - leech line - leech rope …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
LEECH — I 1. сущ. 1) пиявка to apply leeches to ≈ приставлять, прикладывать пиявки to stick like a leech ≈ пристать …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEECH — sanguisuc
English interlingue dictionary
LEECH — alimatok
English-Visayan vocabulary
LEECH — I. noun Etymology: Middle English leche, from Old English lǣce; akin to Old High German lāhhi physician Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEECH — (v. t.) To bleed by the use of leeches.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — (n.) A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — (n.) Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, esp. those …
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — (n.) A physician or surgeon; a professor of the art of healing.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — (n.) The border or edge at the side of a sail.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — (v. t.) See Leach, v. t.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — (n.) See 2d Leach.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — ( v. t. ) To bleed by the use of leeches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( v. t. ) See Leach, v. t.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( n. ) The border or edge at the side of a sail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( n. ) See 2d Leach.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( n. ) Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( n. ) A physician or surgeon; a professor of the art of healing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( n. ) A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — n. bloodsucking worm; person who clings to another without giving anything in return, parasite; doctor, physician (Archaic)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEECH — n. Variant: also leach Pronunciation: ' l ē ch Function: noun Etymology: Middle English leche ; akin to Middle Low …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LEECH — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1641 1 : to bleed by the use of leeches 2 : to drain the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LEECH — n. Pronunciation: ' l ē ch Function: noun Etymology: Middle English leche, from Old English l ǣ ce; akin to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LEECH — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a parasitic or predatory annelid worm with suckers at both ends, examples of which were …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LEECH — / liːtʃ; NAmE / noun 1. a small worm that usually lives in water and that attaches itself to other …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEECH — n. 1 a perpendicular or sloping side of a square sail. 2 the side of a fore-and-aft sail away from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEECH — n. archaic or joc. a physician; a healer. [OE lóce f. Gmc]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEECH — n. 1 a perpendicular or sloping side of a square sail. 2 the side of a fore-and-aft sail away from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEECH — (~es) 1. A ~ is a small animal which looks like a worm and lives in water. Leeches feed by …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LEECH — Synonyms and related words : Chilopoda, Chordata, Doctor of Medicine, Echiuroidea, Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, GP, MD, Monoplacophora, Nemertinea, Phoronidea, adherent, adhesive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEECH — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PARASITE , barnacle, bloodsucker, freeloader, hanger-on, lounge lizard, ||spiv, sponge, sponger, sucker
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LEECH — noun Synonyms: parasite , barnacle, bloodsucker, freeloader, hanger-on, lounge lizard, ||spiv, sponge, sponger, sucker
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEECH — n. 25B6; noun PARASITE, bloodsucker, passenger; informal scrounger, sponger, freeloader.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEECH — n. to apply ~es to
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
LEECH — n. A derogatory slang term for a street-doc or med-tech, particularly one that is expensive or unrelaible.
Shadow Slang English vocab

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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