letch also lech (lĕch) n. 1. A strong, especially sexual desire or craving.
2. A lecher.
[Perhaps back-formation from obsolete
letcher , variant of
lecher .]
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letch (lɛtʃ ) vb ,
n a variant spelling of
lech [C18: perhaps back formation from lecher]
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letch or lech (lɛtʃ) Slang. n. 1. a lecherous desire or craving.
2. a lecher.
v.i. 3. to behave like a lecher (often fol. by for or after ).
[1790–1800 probably back formation from lecher ]
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letch Past participle: letchedGerund: letchingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I letch you letch he/she/it letches we letch you letch they letch
Preterite I letched you letched he/she/it letched we letched you letched they letched
Present Continuous I am letching you are letching he/she/it is letching we are letching you are letching they are letching
Present Perfect I have letched you have letched he/she/it has letched we have letched you have letched they have letched
Past Continuous I was letching you were letching he/she/it was letching we were letching you were letching they were letching
Past Perfect I had letched you had letched he/she/it had letched we had letched you had letched they had letched
Future I will letch you will letch he/she/it will letch we will letch you will letch they will letch
Future Perfect I will have letched you will have letched he/she/it will have letched we will have letched you will have letched they will have letched
Future Continuous I will be letching you will be letching he/she/it will be letching we will be letching you will be letching they will be letching
Present Perfect Continuous I have been letching you have been letching he/she/it has been letching we have been letching you have been letching they have been letching
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been letching you will have been letching he/she/it will have been letching we will have been letching you will have been letching they will have been letching
Past Perfect Continuous I had been letching you had been letching he/she/it had been letching we had been letching you had been letching they had been letching
Conditional I would letch you would letch he/she/it would letch we would letch you would letch they would letch
Past Conditional I would have letched you would have letched he/she/it would have letched we would have letched you would have letched they would have letched
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. letch - man with strong sexual desires
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