Portland has weird
It's a bunch of those hippies trying to make a stupid bunny hugger comment of some kind.
I hate those patchoulli wearing dirty ass leaches on society
I hate those patchoulli wearing dirty ass leaches on society
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"I'll keep my money, guns and freedom. You can keep the "Change."
Originally Posted by Nightshade
It's a bunch of those hippies trying to make a stupid bunny hugger comment of some kind.
I hate those patchoulli wearing dirty ass leaches on society
I hate those patchoulli wearing dirty ass leaches on society

Originally Posted by RicoD
did john just spell leeches wrong? :thinking:
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5 entries found for leach.
leach Audio pronunciation of "leach" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lch)
v. leached, leach·ing, leach·es
v. tr.
1. To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid.
2. To empty; drain: “a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning” (Marilynne Robinson).
v. intr.
To be dissolved or passed out by a percolating liquid.
n.
1. The act or process of leaching.
2. A porous, perforated, or sievelike vessel that holds material to be leached.
3. The substance through which a liquid is leached.
[From Middle English leche, leachate, from Old English *lece, muddy stream akin to leccan, to moisten.]leacha·bili·ty n.
leacha·ble adj.
leacher n.
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Main Entry: leach
Pronunciation: 'lEch
Function: transitive verb
1 : to subject to the action of percolating liquid (as water) in order to separate the soluble components
2 : to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid leach intransitive senses
: to pass out or through by percolation —leach·abil·i·ty /"lE-ch&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
—leach·able /'lE-ch&-b&l/ adjective
Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
leach
n : the process of leaching [syn: leaching] v 1: cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate 2: permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground" [syn: percolate] 3: remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil" [syn: strip]
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"I'll keep my money, guns and freedom. You can keep the "Change."
"I'll keep my money, guns and freedom. You can keep the "Change."
No, you meant leech. Leach and leech are different.
Audio pronunciation of "leech" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lch)
n.
1. Any of various chiefly aquatic bloodsucking or carnivorous annelid worms of the class Hirudinea, of which one species (Hirudo medicinalis) was formerly used by physicians to bleed patients and is now sometimes used as a temporary aid to circulation during surgical reattachment of a body part.
2. One that preys on or clings to another; a parasite.
3. Archaic. A physician.
v. leeched, leech·ing, leech·es
v. tr.
1. To bleed with leeches.
2. To drain the essence or exhaust the resources of.
v. intr.
To attach oneself to another in the manner of a leech.
Audio pronunciation of "leech" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lch)
n.
1. Any of various chiefly aquatic bloodsucking or carnivorous annelid worms of the class Hirudinea, of which one species (Hirudo medicinalis) was formerly used by physicians to bleed patients and is now sometimes used as a temporary aid to circulation during surgical reattachment of a body part.
2. One that preys on or clings to another; a parasite.
3. Archaic. A physician.
v. leeched, leech·ing, leech·es
v. tr.
1. To bleed with leeches.
2. To drain the essence or exhaust the resources of.
v. intr.
To attach oneself to another in the manner of a leech.
Originally Posted by qtiger
No, you meant leech. Leach and leech are different.
Audio pronunciation of "leech" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lch)
n.
1. Any of various chiefly aquatic bloodsucking or carnivorous annelid worms of the class Hirudinea, of which one species (Hirudo medicinalis) was formerly used by physicians to bleed patients and is now sometimes used as a temporary aid to circulation during surgical reattachment of a body part.
2. One that preys on or clings to another; a parasite.
3. Archaic. A physician.
v. leeched, leech·ing, leech·es
v. tr.
1. To bleed with leeches.
2. To drain the essence or exhaust the resources of.
v. intr.
To attach oneself to another in the manner of a leech.
Audio pronunciation of "leech" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lch)
n.
1. Any of various chiefly aquatic bloodsucking or carnivorous annelid worms of the class Hirudinea, of which one species (Hirudo medicinalis) was formerly used by physicians to bleed patients and is now sometimes used as a temporary aid to circulation during surgical reattachment of a body part.
2. One that preys on or clings to another; a parasite.
3. Archaic. A physician.
v. leeched, leech·ing, leech·es
v. tr.
1. To bleed with leeches.
2. To drain the essence or exhaust the resources of.
v. intr.
To attach oneself to another in the manner of a leech.
No it is correct if you note definition number two in the first entry which reads
2. To empty; drain: “a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning” (Marilynne Robinson).
Which would make my use of the word leach correct in this case
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