All leeching synonyms
leech
L l verb leeching
- trickle β to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream: Tears trickled down her cheeks.
- weep β to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.
- ooze β (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- squeeze β to press forcibly together; compress.
- stick β a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- run β execution
- seep β to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
- shed β Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
- gush β to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
- spurt β to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
- hemorrhage β a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- leech β Margaret, 1893β1974, U.S. historian, novelist, and biographer.
- phlebotomize β to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.
- fleece β the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- rook β one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically; castle.
- impoverish β to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- confiscate β If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, usually as a punishment.
- strong-arm β using, involving, or threatening the use of physical force or violence to gain an objective: strong-arm methods.
- blackmail β Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money.
- overcharge β to charge (a purchaser) too high a price: When the manager realized we'd been overcharged, she gave us a credit for the difference.
- mulct β to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.; swindle.
- skin β the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- deplete β To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- pauperize β to make a pauper of: His extravagance pauperized him.
- sap β Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- steal β to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
- milk β cow's milk for food
- chisel β A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
- scrounge β to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- sponge β any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- bum β Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
- cadge β If someone cadges food, money, or help from you, they ask you for it and succeed in getting it.
- mooch β to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- exude β Discharge (moisture or a smell) slowly and steadily.
- haemorrhage β (pathology) A heavy release of blood within or from a body.
- extort β Obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
- exhaust β Drain (someone) of their physical or mental resources; tire out.
- extract β Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
adj leeching
- bumming β a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- sponging β any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- bloodsucking β any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
- parasitical β of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
adjective leeching
- parasitic β of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.