Found 2 items, similar to Leach.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: leach leach n : the process of leaching [syn: leaching] v 1: cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate 2: permeate or penetrate gradually; “the fertilizer leached into the ground” [syn: percolate] 3: remove substances from by a percolating liquid; “leach the soil” [syn: strip]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Leach Leach \Leach\, n. (Naut.) See 3d Leech. [1913 Webster] Leach \Leach\, n. [Written also letch.] [Cf. As. le['a]h lye, G. lauge. See Lye.] 1. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. [1913 Webster] 2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. [1913 Webster] Leach tub, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached. [1913 Webster] Leach \Leach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leached; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaching.] [Written also leech and letch.] 1. To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee. [1913 Webster] 2. To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes. [1913 Webster] Leach \Leach\, v. i. To part with soluble constituents by percolation. [1913 Webster] Leach \Leach\, n. See Leech, a physician. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]