Leech
noun
An insect-like animal that sticks onto your body and drinks your blood.
You have to check for leeches after walking in a swamp.
Often appears as...
- blood leech
- sucking leech
noun
A person who takes advantage of others, especially for money.
He's a leech, living off his wealthy parents and not contributing anything.
Often appears as...
- money leech
- emotional leech
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To take advantage to others, especially to get their money.
She's been leeching off her friends since she lost her job.
Often appears as...
- leech off
- leech onto
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
An edge or border of cloth in a sail or tent.
The leech of the sail caught the wind, propelling the boat forward.
Often appears as...
- leech line
- leech rope
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To remove or draw out something by a slow process.
The soil had been leached of all its nutrients by the heavy rains.
Often appears as...
- leech out
- leech away
noun
An insect-like animal that sticks onto your body and drinks your blood.
You have to check for leeches after walking in a swamp.
Often appears as...
- blood leech
- sucking leech
noun
A person who takes advantage of others, especially for money.
He's a leech, living off his wealthy parents and not contributing anything.
Often appears as...
- money leech
- emotional leech
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To take advantage to others, especially to get their money.
She's been leeching off her friends since she lost her job.
Often appears as...
- leech off
- leech onto
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
An edge or border of cloth in a sail or tent.
The leech of the sail caught the wind, propelling the boat forward.
Often appears as...
- leech line
- leech rope
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To remove or draw out something by a slow process.
The soil had been leached of all its nutrients by the heavy rains.
Often appears as...
- leech out
- leech away
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Habitats
Leeches are common in wet environments like swamps, so context implies seeking them there.
Wearing boots helps prevent leeches in the jungle.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Sensation
Usually, you don't feel a leech right away because they release anesthetics.
I didn't notice the leech until I saw blood.
Pro Tip 3/3Medicinal Use
Leeches can be used in therapy, which isn't negative like the parasitic connotation.
The doctor applied medicinal leeches post-surgery.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Habitats
Leeches are common in wet environments like swamps, so context implies seeking them there.
Wearing boots helps prevent leeches in the jungle.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Sensation
Usually, you don't feel a leech right away because they release anesthetics.
I didn't notice the leech until I saw blood.
Pro Tip 3/3Medicinal Use
Leeches can be used in therapy, which isn't negative like the parasitic connotation.
The doctor applied medicinal leeches post-surgery.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Habitats
Leeches are common in wet environments like swamps, so context implies seeking them there.
Wearing boots helps prevent leeches in the jungle.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Sensation
Usually, you don't feel a leech right away because they release anesthetics.
I didn't notice the leech until I saw blood.
Pro Tip 3/3Medicinal Use
Leeches can be used in therapy, which isn't negative like the parasitic connotation.
The doctor applied medicinal leeches post-surgery.
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The extraordinary lives...
History Museum someplace my passion happens to be leeches and I am the leech guy I'd like you all to sort of just think in your heads right now what is a leech and what do you think about leeches and then I'm gonna try to change your mind so first let me reinforce what I think your view of leeches is
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Leeches Cure PIPE National...
remove toxic blood from the body we just applied the leech due to the local part of body which is affected to take out the blood impurities the metate is quite natural and zero percent of hommies dead but not necessarily for the leech blood impurities are said to be as dangerous
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Why should you read...
Soon prophecies come true, portals to different dimensions open up– and fish and leeches begin raining from the sky. But what ties these two characters together– and is it a force either one of them can control? The collision of different worlds is a common thread
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Leeches Cure PIPE National...
taboo the whole point of having leeches stuck to your body and having a therapy of that i think is really madness you know if i see a leech i can't stand it i won't even go near it i would try it only if you know there is nothing in the world that can save me
Video examples
Leeches Cure PIPE National...
remove toxic blood from the body we just applied the leech due to the local part of body which is affected to take out the blood impurities the method is quite natural and 0% of hommies dead but not necessarily for the leech blood impurities are said to be as
Video examples
Leeches Cure PIPE National...
remove toxic blood from the body we just applied the leech due to the local part of body which is affected to take out the blood impurities the method is quite natural and 0% of hommies dead but not necessarily for the leech blood impurities are said to be as
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The Secret Life of...
water up to your waist leeches in your eyes and king cobra's lurking everywhere sounds like a great vacation the gats are one of the world's great biodiversity hot spots the mountains here are older than the himalayas about one in six of the world's tigers
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Growly Chihuahua PIPE...
everything he said to me see how he's holding his head so that says he doesn't want the leash is already a negative see I give it a fiction with the leash so now the leech represents that then you put it on I acknowledge
Video examples
Esther Duflo: Social...
Is it the leeches? Is it something else? We don't know. So here are some other questions. They're smaller questions, but they are not that small. Immunization, that's the cheapest way to save a child's life.
Video examples
Army Ants, Orchids and...
protect themselves from leeches I prefer leeches over pantyhose any day here's a hairy green collecting a venomous tree snake and I've worked with a lot of snake people I love snakes and I've had
Video examples
The extraordinary lives...
History Museum someplace my passion happens to be leeches and I am the leech guy I'd like you all to sort of just think in your heads right now what is a leech and what do you think about leeches and then I'm gonna try to change your mind so first let me reinforce what I think your view of leeches is
Video examples
Leeches Cure PIPE National...
remove toxic blood from the body we just applied the leech due to the local part of body which is affected to take out the blood impurities the metate is quite natural and zero percent of hommies dead but not necessarily for the leech blood impurities are said to be as dangerous
Video examples
Why should you read...
Soon prophecies come true, portals to different dimensions open up– and fish and leeches begin raining from the sky. But what ties these two characters together– and is it a force either one of them can control? The collision of different worlds is a common thread
Video examples
Leeches Cure PIPE National...
taboo the whole point of having leeches stuck to your body and having a therapy of that i think is really madness you know if i see a leech i can't stand it i won't even go near it i would try it only if you know there is nothing in the world that can save me
Video examples
Leeches Cure PIPE National...
remove toxic blood from the body we just applied the leech due to the local part of body which is affected to take out the blood impurities the method is quite natural and 0% of hommies dead but not necessarily for the leech blood impurities are said to be as
Video examples
Leeches Cure PIPE National...
remove toxic blood from the body we just applied the leech due to the local part of body which is affected to take out the blood impurities the method is quite natural and 0% of hommies dead but not necessarily for the leech blood impurities are said to be as
Video examples
The Secret Life of...
water up to your waist leeches in your eyes and king cobra's lurking everywhere sounds like a great vacation the gats are one of the world's great biodiversity hot spots the mountains here are older than the himalayas about one in six of the world's tigers
Video examples
Growly Chihuahua PIPE...
everything he said to me see how he's holding his head so that says he doesn't want the leash is already a negative see I give it a fiction with the leash so now the leech represents that then you put it on I acknowledge
Video examples
Esther Duflo: Social...
Is it the leeches? Is it something else? We don't know. So here are some other questions. They're smaller questions, but they are not that small. Immunization, that's the cheapest way to save a child's life.
Video examples
Army Ants, Orchids and...
protect themselves from leeches I prefer leeches over pantyhose any day here's a hairy green collecting a venomous tree snake and I've worked with a lot of snake people I love snakes and I've had
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Quote examples
Tom Shales
American Writer
American Idol' is sometimes lumped with reality shows and it has that element - folks-next-door battling it out in a contest. But instead of fighting leeches, bugs, parasites and each other, as on CBS's 'Survivor' and other shows that imitate it, the 'American Idol' contestants, of course, sing.
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Chris Brown
American Singer
With fame, you can't trust everybody. You can't depend on them being there for you as a person. They will only be there because of what you've got you as a person. They will only be there because of what you've got and what you can bring to their life. It's not a relationship-it's a leech.
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Michael Shannon
American Actor
Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else does the hard part for you. They write it for you, then the director tells you what to do. You really just need to know how to pay attention, follow instructions.
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Diego Sanchez
American Mixed Martial Artist
Go big or go home.' I used to say that. I was addicted to that. The lifestyle, the fame. The girls. The parties. And with that came a lot of people who didn't really care about me. They were just leeches. Just very bad people. I had to learn a lot. I was very gullible.
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Marilyn Minter
American Artist
The fashion world is 10,000 times more superficial than the art world. Fashion people are so much crazier than art-world people. They are constantly trying to leech from the art world, but they will never be able to do what we do.
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Shirley Manson
Scottish Musician
And then there's all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I'm always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle.
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Boris Johnson
British Politician
It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time.
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Lydia Millet
American Novelist
Domestic realism has dominated the American marketplace for decades now. It leeches into literary fiction, and I don't think it's that rich a vein.
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Quinton Jackson
American Mixed Martial Artist
When the going gets tough, the leeches are nowhere to be found, but the real people - the real friends - are with you through thick and thin.
Quote examples
Nancy Reagan
American First Lady
I don't think most people associate me with leeches or how to get them off. But I know how to get them off. I'm an expert at it.
Quote examples
Tom Shales
American Writer
American Idol' is sometimes lumped with reality shows and it has that element - folks-next-door battling it out in a contest. But instead of fighting leeches, bugs, parasites and each other, as on CBS's 'Survivor' and other shows that imitate it, the 'American Idol' contestants, of course, sing.
Quote examples
Chris Brown
American Singer
With fame, you can't trust everybody. You can't depend on them being there for you as a person. They will only be there because of what you've got you as a person. They will only be there because of what you've got and what you can bring to their life. It's not a relationship-it's a leech.
Quote examples
Michael Shannon
American Actor
Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else does the hard part for you. They write it for you, then the director tells you what to do. You really just need to know how to pay attention, follow instructions.
Quote examples
Diego Sanchez
American Mixed Martial Artist
Go big or go home.' I used to say that. I was addicted to that. The lifestyle, the fame. The girls. The parties. And with that came a lot of people who didn't really care about me. They were just leeches. Just very bad people. I had to learn a lot. I was very gullible.
Quote examples
Marilyn Minter
American Artist
The fashion world is 10,000 times more superficial than the art world. Fashion people are so much crazier than art-world people. They are constantly trying to leech from the art world, but they will never be able to do what we do.
Quote examples
Shirley Manson
Scottish Musician
And then there's all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I'm always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle.
Quote examples
Boris Johnson
British Politician
It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time.
Quote examples
Lydia Millet
American Novelist
Domestic realism has dominated the American marketplace for decades now. It leeches into literary fiction, and I don't think it's that rich a vein.
Quote examples
Quinton Jackson
American Mixed Martial Artist
When the going gets tough, the leeches are nowhere to be found, but the real people - the real friends - are with you through thick and thin.
Quote examples
Nancy Reagan
American First Lady
I don't think most people associate me with leeches or how to get them off. But I know how to get them off. I'm an expert at it.
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