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“Leach” or “Leech”

leach / leech are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

leach l·IY·ch

  • nounthe process of leaching.
  • verbcause (a liquid) to leach or percolate.
  • verbpermeate or penetrate gradually.
  • verbremove substances from by a percolating liquid.

leech l·IY·ch

  • nouncarnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end.
  • nouna follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“leach”

  • Stubbs and Leach lost in the first round…
  • In 1983, Leach sought to regain his former…
  • Leach had joined the Democratic Party,…
  • Anthony Claude Leach, Jr., known as Buddy Leach…
  • After attending college, Leach served in the United States…
  • After his father Anthony Leach, Sr. died, "Buddy" Leach began…
  • …was later known as Setter, Leach & Lindstrom, acquired by Leo…
  • In 1954, Leach was diagnosed with polio.
  • Leach sold the business after finding…
  • …McGregor Road, Hunter Crescent, the Leach Highway, and McManus Way.

“leech”

  • Leech died of a self-inflicted gunshot
  • The Leech Woman (1960) – Bertram Garvay
  • Magician and leech: a study in the beginnings…
  • …medicine resulted in Magician and Leech, and many later articles.
  • John Leech (restaurateur)
  • …binary Golay code and the Leech lattice both lie in spaces…
  • Transport – John Leech
  • Leech, Philip, and Jamie Gaskarth.
  • …torpedo (nicknamed the Mignatta or "leech") into the Austro-Hungarian naval base…
  • …golden glove boxers in the Leech Lake area.

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