leach

Meanings

• verb

  A person who extracts or draws out something, especially a substance, often using a leachate or a leach field.

  - "The chemist was a leach, extracting precious metals from ores."
  - "The sewage plant used leach fields to filter the wastewater."

• verb

  A person who drains the life or energy from someone or something.

  - "The new employee was a leach, taking credit for everyone else's work."
  - "The vampire was a leach, draining the life from his victims."

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Pronunciation

1. /liːtʃ/
   
   
   
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2. /liːtʃ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

bloodsucker , parasite , sponger , vampire , healer , barber , doctor , physician

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with leach
ache , bake , cake , make

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Variants

List of all variants of leach that leads to same result
leach , leached , leaches , leaching , leech , leachabilities , leachability , leachable , leacher , leachers , leeches , Archibald Alexander Leach , Archibald Leach , Cary Grant , Grant

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Etymology

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Old English lēacian, from lēah 'clay, mud'; related to lēac 'clay bank'.

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Trivia

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1. Leaches are often used in traditional medicine for their therapeutic properties.

2. Leaches were used in ancient Egypt for mummification processes.

3. Leaches are not actually parasitic in the strictest sense, as they do not live permanently on their hosts.

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Related Concepts

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1. leachate: A liquid that has percolated through or drained from a solid material, such as soil or waste.

2. leach field: A system of shallow trenches filled with gravel or crushed stone that allows wastewater to filter through the soil before it is discharged into the environment.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'leach' is often used metaphorically to describe someone who drains the life or energy from others. In art, there are depictions of leeches being used for medicinal purposes, such as in traditional Chinese medicine.

How to Memorize "leach"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person extracting a substance from a material using a container or a leach field.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'leach' with the idea of extracting or draining.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Leeches Love Life' to remember that a leach is a person or thing that drains the life or energy from someone or something.

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