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leach

The word “leach” has 1 syllable: leach

It's pronounced as /liːtʃ/

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In the thesaurus, “leach” has 38 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for leach along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for leach

Antonyms for leach

Meanings of leach

  • noun
    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.
    3. A jelly-like sweetmeat popular in the fifteenth century.
  • noun
    1. An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
    2. A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
    3. A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
    4. A physician.
    5. (Heathenry) A healer.
    6. The vertical edge of a square sail.
    7. The aft edge of a triangular sail.
  • verb
    1. To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
    2. To part with soluble constituents by percolation.

Example Sentences

  • The chemicals began to leach into the groundwater after the spill.
  • The poison from the plant can leach into the soil, harming nearby plants.
  • Over time, minerals from the rocks leach into the water, affecting its quality.
  • They used filters to prevent harmful substances from leaching into the river.
  • The old pipes may leach lead into the drinking water, posing a health risk.

On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to leach, such as: adulterate, boil down, clarify, clean, cleanse, compact, concentrate.

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