Thesaurus: leach

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1. n. See 3d Leech.
2. n. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
3. n. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
4. 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.
5. v. t. To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes.
6. v. i. To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
7. n. See Leech, a physician.
8. n. the process of leaching
9. v. cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
10. v. permeate or penetrate gradually
11. v. remove substances from by a percolating liquid
12. See 3d Leech. 1. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. 2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. Leach tub, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached. 1. To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee. 2. To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes. To part with soluble constituents by percolation. See Leech, a physician. [Obs.]