leech
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Types & categories
- annelid hypernym
- medicinal leech hyponym
- horseleech hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Hirudinea member holonym
Related & opposite
- leech derivation
Sense 2 verb
draw blood
In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment
Types & categories
- treat hypernym
Related & opposite
- venesection derivation
- leech derivation
- practice of medicine domain topic
Sense 3 noun
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Types & categories
- follower hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | leech |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Hirudinea |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | annelid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | medicinal leech |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | horseleech |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | venesection |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | leech |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | practice of medicine |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | treat |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | grub |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | leechlike |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | follower |