nope sure didn't


Dictionary.com is your friend


5 entries found for leach.
leach Audio pronunciation of "leach" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lch)
v. leached, leach·ing, leach·es
v. tr.

1. To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid.
2. To empty; drain: “a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning” (Marilynne Robinson).


v. intr.

To be dissolved or passed out by a percolating liquid.


n.

1. The act or process of leaching.
2. A porous, perforated, or sievelike vessel that holds material to be leached.
3. The substance through which a liquid is leached.


[From Middle English leche, leachate, from Old English *lece, muddy stream akin to leccan, to moisten.]leacha·bili·ty n.
leacha·ble adj.
leacher n.

[Download Now or Buy the Book]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Main Entry: leach
Pronunciation: 'lEch
Function: transitive verb
1 : to subject to the action of percolating liquid (as water) in order to separate the soluble components
2 : to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid leach intransitive senses
: to pass out or through by percolation —leach·abil·i·ty /"lE-ch&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
—leach·able /'lE-ch&-b&l/ adjective

Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

leach

n : the process of leaching [syn: leaching] v 1: cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate 2: permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground" [syn: percolate] 3: remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil" [syn: strip]