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leeching

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Noun

leeching noun

  1. A medical treatment using leeches.

Verb

leeching verb

  1. To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
  2. To drain (resources) without giving back.“Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return.”

leeching verb

  1. To treat, cure or heal.

Word map

draincurehealtreathirudineanspongebloodsuckerphlebotomizebleedparasiteleeching

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Synonyms

draincurehealtreathirudineanspongebloodsuckerphlebotomizebleedparasiteminionleechcrafthirudiniasisblood-lettingleucopheresisbloodlettingbloodsuckingleucodepletion

Associated

practicemedicaloffwater

Rhymes

beseechingscreechingteachingbreechingpreachingreachingbleachingleachingoverreachingbreaching

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