Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun leach

1 sense of leach

Sense 1
leach, leaching -- (the process of leaching)
       => natural process, natural action, action, activity -- (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb leach

3 senses of leach

Sense 1
leach -- (cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate)
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "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")

Sense 2
leach, percolate -- (permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground")
       => trickle, dribble, filter -- (run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in")

Sense 3
leach, strip -- (remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "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")