English dictionary
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English noun: leach | |||
| 1. | leach (process) the process of leaching | ||
| Synonyms | leaching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
English verb: leach | |||
| 1. | leach (motion) cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Cause | leach, percolate | ||
| 2. | leach (motion) permeate or penetrate gradually | ||
| Samples | The fertilizer leached into the ground. | ||
| Synonyms | percolate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dribble, filter, trickle | ||
| 3. | leach (change) remove substances from by a percolating liquid | ||
| Samples | Leach the soil. | ||
| Synonyms | strip | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
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