Meaning & use
Leeches
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Bloodsucking worms that attach to the skin of animals to feed, some species of which were historically used in medicine.
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The pond was full of leeches that clung to swimmers' legs.
Doctors once applied leeches to draw 'bad blood' from sick patients.
A note on using this word
Figuratively, 'leech' also describes a person who persistently exploits or drains resources from others, as in 'he's a leech on his friends' generosity.'
Another way to use it
2. noun
People who persistently exploit or take advantage of others, especially financially.
His so-called friends were just leeches after his inheritance.
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