The Clue
Leeches (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SUCKS
Tags
Notes
The answer SUCKS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
SUCK as a noun:
1. (sucking, suck, suction) = the act of sucking
SUCK as a verb:
1. draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
2. draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
3. (suck, suck in) = attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
4. (absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up) = take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
5. (breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck) = give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"