letch

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/lɛt͡ʃ/

noun

Strong desire; passion.

“The Letch near Killingworth Village flows in two branches: the Longbenton Letch and the Forest Hall Letch.”

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Meanings

letch1

nounletch (plural letches)

plural letches · alternative lech

  1. archaicStrong desire; passion.

    Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others.

    1830, Thomas De Quincey, Life of Richard Bentley (review)
  2. informalA lecher.
verbletch (third-person singular simple present letches, present participle letching, simple past and past participle letched)

present singular third person letches · participle present letching · participle past letched · past letched · alternative lech

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lech (“to behave lecherously”).

letch2

nounletch (plural letches)

plural letches · alternative lech

  1. A stream or pool in boggy land.

    The Letch near Killingworth Village flows in two branches: the Longbenton Letch and the Forest Hall Letch.

letch3

nounletch (plural letches)

plural letches · alternative lech

  1. alternativeAlternative form of leach.
verbletch (third-person singular simple present letches, present participle letching, simple past and past participle letched)

present singular third person letches · participle present letching · participle past letched · past letched · alternative lech

  1. alternativeAlternative form of leach.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounman with strong sexual desires

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

letch · noun, verb

See lech, lecher.

Full word history & related roots →

letch · noun

  1. Middle Englishleche
  2. Englishletch

From Middle English leche, for example Sandy's Letch located east of Annitsford in North Tyneside.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with letch

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APA

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“letch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “letch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letch.

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