Leach Common

the process of leaching

"The heavy rains caused nutrients to leach from the topsoil, leaving the garden plants weak and yellow."

A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.

"The old farmer carefully poured rainwater through a leach of wood ashes to extract enough lye for making soap."

cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate

"The heavy rain caused nutrients from the topsoil to leach down into the groundwater below."

permeate or penetrate gradually

"the fertilizer leached into the ground"

remove substances from by a percolating liquid

"leach the soil"

To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.

"The heavy rain began to leach vital nutrients from the topsoil, leaving the garden plants struggling for growth."

A surname, from occupations​.

"The historical records indicate that the Leach family originally settled in the village because of their profession as dyers who used leaching processes to extract dyes from plants."