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Meaning of 'leach'
Meaning of 'leach' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Leach 
[ n.]
- See 3d Leech. [ n.]- A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
- A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
- See Leech, a physician.
2. Leach [ v. i.]
- To part with soluble constituents by percolation. [ v. i.]3. Leach [ v. t.]
- To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to
the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or
coffee. [ v. t.]- To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes.
Meaning of 'leach' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. leach [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid
Example in sentence:
- leach the soil
Meaning (2):
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- permeate or penetrate gradually
Example in sentence:
- the fertilizer leached into the ground
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