The Meaning of leach

• (n.) See 3d Leech.
• (n.) A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
• (n.) A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
• (v. t.) To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee.
• (v. t.) To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes.
• (v. i.) To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
• (n.) See Leech, a physician.

Synonyms

leaching , percolate , strip

Homophones

leech , leetch , leitch

Rhymes

beach , beech , beseech , bleach , breach , breech , cheech , creach , creech , each , impeach , inspeech , keach , keech , keetch , leech , leetch , leitch , microfiche , outreach , overreach , peach , piech , pietsch , pleach , preach , reach , reeche , screech , speech , swiech , teach , veatch , veech , weech , wiech