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Definitions for Leach

[1] to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
[2] to cause (water or other liquid) to percolate through something.
[3] (of ashes, soil, etc.) to undergo the action of percolating water.
[4] to percolate, as water.
[5] the act or process of leaching.
[6] a product or solution obtained by leaching; leachate.
[7] the material leached.
[8] a vessel for use in leaching.
[9] leech3.
[10] either of the lateral edges of a square sail.
[11] the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
[12] to remove or be removed from a substance by a percolating liquid
[13] to lose or cause to lose soluble substances by the action of a percolating liquid
[14] another word for percolate (def. 1), percolate (def. 2)
[15] the act or process of leaching
[16] a substance that is leached or the constituents removed by leaching
[17] a porous vessel for leaching
[18] a variant spelling of leech 2
[19] Bernard (Howell ). 1887–1979, British potter, born in Hong Kong
[20] any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea, which have a sucker at each end of the body and feed on the blood or tissues of other animals See also horseleech, medicinal leech
[21] a person who clings to or preys on another person
[22] an archaic word for physician (in combination ) leechcraft
[23] cling like a leech to cling or adhere persistently to something
[24] (tr) to use leeches to suck the blood of (a person), as a method of medical treatment
[25] nautical the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail or either of the vertical edges of a squaresail

Words related to Leach

seep, filter, strain, percolate, extract, filtrate, lixiviate

Words nearby Leach

le touquet, le vau, lea, lea-rig, lea., leach, leachate, leaching, leachy, leacock, lead

Origin of Leach

ech31480–90; earlier lek, leche, lyche; akin to Dutch lijk leech, Old Norse līk nautical term of uncertain meaning

Other words from Leach

leach·a·ble , adjective
leach·a·bil·i·ty , noun
leach·er , noun
un·leached , adjective

Word origin for Leach

echC15: of Germanic origin; compare Dutch lijk

Synonyms for Leach

extract, filter, filtrate, percolate, seep, strain, lixiviate, wash away