Synonyms for leach

Synonyms for (noun) leach

Synonyms: leach, leaching

Definition: the process of leaching

Similar words: natural action, natural process, action, activity

Definition: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

Usage: the action of natural forces; volcanic activity


Synonyms for (verb) leach

Synonyms: leach, strip

Definition: remove substances from by a percolating liquid

Usage: leach the soil

Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away

Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Usage: 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


Synonyms: leach, percolate

Definition: permeate or penetrate gradually

Usage: the fertilizer leached into the ground

Similar words: trickle, dribble, filter

Definition: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

Usage: water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose; reports began to dribble in


Synonyms: leach

Definition: cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate

Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away

Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Usage: 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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