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Leechlike

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Noun

any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
a person who clings to another for personal gain, esp. without giving anything in return, and usually with the implication or effect of exhausting the other's resources; parasite.
Archaic . an instrument used for drawing blood.

Verb (used with object)

to apply leeches to, so as to bleed.
to cling to and feed upon or drain, as a leech
His relatives leeched him until his entire fortune was exhausted.
Archaic . to cure; heal.

Verb (used without object)

to hang on to a person in the manner of a leech
She leeched on to him for dear life.

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