leach
🇺🇸
/liːtʃ/
🇬🇧
/liːtʃ/
verb
R
Water removes something from soil, like nutrients.
Heavy rain caused nitrates to leach from the soil into the river.
R
Remove unwanted substances from something by using water.
The farmer leached the excess fertilizer from the field before planting new crops.
translation
Water removes something from soil, like nutrients.; Remove unwanted substances from something by using water.
Word Forms
3rd Present
leaches
Past
leached
Perfect
leached
Progressive
leaching