Meaning & use
leach
To remove a substance from soil, rock, or another material by the gradual action of water passing through it.
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Heavy rain can leach nutrients out of the topsoil, leaving it less fertile.
Chemicals from the old landfill slowly leached into the groundwater below.
A note on using this word
Do not confuse "leach," to filter out through liquid, with "leech," a blood-sucking worm or an exploitative person.
Words with a similar meaning
drainseep out
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