[{"word":"leeching","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To drain (resources) without giving back.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return."}],"synonyms":["drain"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To treat, cure or heal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["cure","heal","treat"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A medical treatment using leeches.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/leech","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/leeching"]}]