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- [leech]
- /litʃ/
- /liːtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [leech]
- /litʃ/
Definitions of leach word
- verb with object leach to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation. 1
- verb with object leach to cause (water or other liquid) to percolate through something. 1
- verb without object leach (of ashes, soil, etc.) to undergo the action of percolating water. 1
- verb without object leach to percolate, as water. 1
- noun leach either of the lateral edges of a square sail. 1
- noun leach the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail. 1
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Origin of leach
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English leche leachate, infusion, probably Old English *læc(e), *lec(e), akin to leccan to wet, moisten, causative of leak
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Parts of speech for Leach
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leach popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
leach usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leach
verb leach
- seep — to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
- filter — any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- filtrate — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
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