to leech
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7.5
- verb
- /liːtʃ/
- Offensive
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- We were poor when I was young, but didn't leech off the government as you might suspect.
- leech off people
- just leech off others
The, the meme and often times the, the tokens are kind of leeching off current memes.
- The, the meme and often times the, the tokens are kind of leeching off current memes.
- So obviously, when you pioneer something, everyone else starts leeching off of it, right?
- That said, if you can do this, this will let them Leech onto your good credit.
- We would have less people that are just that are just leeching off the system.
- Many narcissists are the guys who are looking to Leech off of you, all right, If not all of them.
Examples
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Some just came, according to Victor, to leech off his union.
Fiction book (1997) -
You coast through life, you do as little as possible... ...and you leech off decent, hardworking people like me.
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Find somebody else to leech off of.
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We would have less people that are just that are just leeching off the system.
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I'll stop leeching off you now.
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And so you're leeching attention from them, which is the thing that they that they need the most.
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You're still leeching off her?
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What makes you think that a rich guy won't dump you for leeching on him?
Blog text (16) -
You're either leeching off mommy or leeching off welfare or living off the government in jail.
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She constantly leeches off her friends, never contributing anything herself.
Synonyms
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5.6
To use someone or something in an unfair way to get an advantage
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7.8
To use people who are weak or trusting to get what you want
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5.3
To take or use more than your fair share
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7.5
To get food, a place to stay, or other help without giving anything in return
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8.6
To get food, money, or help from someone without paying
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7.9
To secretly take money from a business or charity for your own use
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7.9
To take money, food, or help from someone without giving anything back
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8.0
To use a person or thing to get benefit while giving little back
To stay near someone and take advantage of them
To take most of someone's earnings while giving them little in return
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Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Exploitative
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8.0
- Offensive
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7.5
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- Informal
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7.5
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Leech as a verb meaning 'to take from someone without giving' comes from the same image of a blood-sucking worm. To leech someone is to slowly drain their money or help, like the animal steadily takes blood.