nnoun.animalcarnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each endSynset:bloodsucker hirudinean
Derivationally Related Form:leech
Member Holonyms:Hirudinea class Hirudinea
Hypernyms:annelid annelid worm segmented worm
Inherited Hypernyms:leechannelidworminvertebrateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Hirudo medicinalishorseleechmedicinal leech
Full Hyponyms:horseleechmedicinal leech
nnoun.persona follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantageSynset:parasite sponge sponger
Derivationally Related Form:spongeparasiticalparasitic
Hypernyms:follower
Inherited Hypernyms:leechfollowerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:leechfollowerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.bodydraw bloodTopic:medicinepractice of medicine
Synset:bleed phlebotomise phlebotomize
Examples:- In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment
Derivationally Related Form:leechphlebotomy
Hypernyms:care for treat
Inherited Hypernyms:bleedtreat
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody