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The definition of leach
6 Definitions of: leach
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- verb, to remove or be removed from a substance by a percolating liquid
- verb, to lose or cause to lose soluble substances by the action of a percolating liquid
- verb, another word for percolate
- noun, the act or process of leaching
- noun, a substance that is leached or the constituents removed by leaching
- noun, a porous vessel for leaching
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- noun, a variant spelling of leech
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- noun, nautical the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail or either of the vertical edges of a squaresail
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of leach