noun
Meaning 1
Strong desire; passion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
letch
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Pronunciation
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/lɛt͡ʃ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɛtʃ
noun
Meaning 2
A lecher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
Meaning 3
A stream or pool in boggy land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The Letch near Killingworth Village flows in two branches: the Longbenton Letch and the Forest Hall Letch.
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative form of leach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 5
Alternative form of lech (“to behave lecherously”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 6
Alternative form of leach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 7
man with strong sexual desires
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: satyr, lecher, lech
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate
History
Etymology
See lech, lecher.
From Middle English leche, for example Sandy's Letch located east of Annitsford in North Tyneside.