leeched

Meanings

• verb (transitive)

  Having been taken or drained away, especially of a liquid or vital force.

  - "The tree was leeched of its water by the prolonged drought."
  - "The patient was leeched of his blood by the doctor."

• verb (transitive)

  To draw off or extract (a liquid) by the application of a vacuum.

  - "The doctor used leeches to leech his patient of excess blood."
  - "The pool was leeched to remove impurities."

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Synonyms

drain , cure , heal , treat

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with leeched
beached , reached , teached

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Variants

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leech , leeched , leeches , leeching

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'to suck dry', from the Old French word 'lecher' meaning 'to lick'.

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Trivia

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1. Leeches have 32 brains.

2. Leeches can live for up to 20 years.

3. Leeching was used in ancient Egypt as a form of beauty treatment.

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Related Concepts

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1. Phlebotomy: The practice of withdrawing blood from a living subject for medical diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

2. Leech therapy: A form of traditional medicine where leeches are applied to the skin to promote healing by increasing blood flow.

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Culture

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In literature, leeching is a metaphor for draining or extracting something, often used figuratively to describe emotional or psychological drain.

How to Memorize "leeched"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tree being drained of its water, or a patient lying on a table while a doctor removes blood.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of sucking or draining, or with the image of a leech, a bloodsucking parasite.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym LEECH: 'Leeches Extract Essential Elements Carefully'.

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