leech
nounUK /liːtʃ/
US /liːtʃ/
A leech is a small worm that lives in water and sucks blood.
The boy found a leech stuck to his leg after swimming in the pond.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person who takes advantage of others and gives nothing back.
He was a leech who always borrowed money and never paid it back.
3. To drain or use up someone's resources or energy.
The endless meetings leeched all the energy out of the team.
4. To remove a substance slowly from something, like liquid from soil.
Chemicals can leech into the groundwater over time.