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leach
to dissolve out substances; to percolateNot to be confused with:
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leach
(lēch)Leech Therapy
v.tr.1. To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid: heavy rains that leached the soil of minerals.
2. To remove from a substance by the action of a percolating liquid: acids in groundwater that leach calcium out of the bedrock.
3. To empty; drain: 'a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning'(Marilynne Robinson).
v.intr. To be dissolved or passed out by a percolating liquid.
n.2. A porous, perforated, or sievelike vessel that holds material to be leached.
3. The substance through which a liquid is leached.
[From Middle English leche, leachate, from Old English *lece, muddy stream; akin to leccan, to moisten.]
leach′a·ble adj.
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leach
(liːtʃ) vb
1. to remove or be removed from a substance by a percolating liquid
Trappers Landing Leech Lake
2. to lose or cause to lose soluble substances by the action of a percolating liquid
n5. a substance that is leached or the constituents removed by leaching
Leeches
[C17: variant of obsolete letch to wet, perhaps from Old English leccan to water; related to leak]
leach
(liːtʃ)n
Leach
(liːtʃ) n (Biography) Bernard (Howell). 1887–1979, British potter, born in Hong Kong
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leach
(litʃ)v.t.
1. to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
2. to cause (water or other liquid) to percolate through something.
v.i. 3. (of ashes, soil, etc.) to undergo the action of percolating water.
n. 5. a leaching.
7. a vessel for use in leaching.
[1425–75; late Middle English leche leachate, infusion]
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leach
(lēch) To remove the soluble materials from a substance, such as ash or rock, by passing a liquid through or over it: Heavy rains leached minerals from the soil.
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leach
Past participle: leached
Gerund:
leaching| Imperative |
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| he/she/it leaches |
| we leach |
| you leach |
| they leach |
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| I leached |
| you leached |
| he/she/it leached |
| we leached |
| you leached |
| they leached |
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| I am leaching |
| you are leaching |
| he/she/it is leaching |
| we are leaching |
| you are leaching |
| they are leaching |
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| I have leached |
| you have leached |
| he/she/it has leached |
| we have leached |
| you have leached |
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| I was leaching |
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| he/she/it was leaching |
| we were leaching |
| you were leaching |
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| I had leached |
| you had leached |
| he/she/it had leached |
| we had leached |
| you had leached |
| they had leached |
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| I will leach |
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| we will leach |
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| they will leach |
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| I will have leached |
| you will have leached |
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| we will have leached |
| you will have leached |
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| I will be leaching |
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| you will be leaching |
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| you have been leaching |
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| I will have been leaching |
| you will have been leaching |
| he/she/it will have been leaching |
| we will have been leaching |
| you will have been leaching |
| they will have been leaching |
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| I had been leaching |
| you had been leaching |
| he/she/it had been leaching |
| we had been leaching |
| you had been leaching |
| they had been leaching |
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| I would leach |
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| we would leach |
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| we would have leached |
| you would have leached |
| they would have leached |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | leach - the process of leaching natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); 'the action of natural forces'; 'volcanic activity' |
| Verb | 1. | leach - cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; 'remove a threat'; 'remove a wrapper'; 'Remove the dirty dishes from the table'; 'take the gun from your pocket'; 'This machine withdraws heat from the environment' |
| 2. | leach - permeate or penetrate gradually; 'the fertilizer leached into the ground' dribble, trickle, filter - run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; 'water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose'; 'reports began to dribble in' | |
| 3. | leach - remove substances from by a percolating liquid; 'leach the soil' remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; 'remove a threat'; 'remove a wrapper'; 'Remove the dirty dishes from the table'; 'take the gun from your pocket'; 'This machine withdraws heat from the environment' |
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leach
verbextract, strain, drain, filter, seep, percolate, filtrate, lixiviate(Chemistry)Minerals leach from the soil much faster on cleared land.
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leach
verbTo flow or leak out or emit something slowly:bleed, exude, ooze, percolate, seep, transpire, transude, weep.
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leach
[liːtʃ]B.VI → lixiviarse
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leach
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Related to leech: Leech therapy
leech
1. noun A person who preys or overly depends upon another, or who clings to another in an parasitic manner. Her younger brother is a bit of a leech, always hanging around us and asking for money.
2. verb To cling to or overly depend upon another person in a parasitic manner, like a leech. She's always leeching off the work other people do in the office.
like a leech
In or having a parasitic, clinging manner or demeanor. Her younger brother is like a leech, always hanging around us and asking for money.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
like a leech
persistently or clingingly present.This idiom refers to the way in which a leech attaches itself by suction to the person or animal from which it is drawing blood: the parasites are very difficult to remove once they are attached to the skin and feeding.
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