lech
verb/letʃ/
/letʃ/
(also letch)
(British English, informal, disapproving) [intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lech | /letʃ/ /letʃ/ |
| he / she / it leches | /ˈletʃɪz/ /ˈletʃɪz/ |
| past simple leched | /letʃt/ /letʃt/ |
| past participle leched | /letʃt/ /letʃt/ |
| -ing form leching | /ˈletʃɪŋ/ /ˈletʃɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to show an unpleasant sexual interest in somebody
- to lech after/over somebody
Word Originlate 18th cent. (denoting a strong desire, particularly sexually): back-formation from lecher.
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