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trickle vs leach

leach vs trickle

trickle and leach both are nouns.

trickle and leach both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trickle Yes No Yes No
leach Yes No Yes No
As verbs, leach is a hyponym of trickle; that is, leach is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trickle:
  • trickle: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
  • leach: permeate or penetrate gradually
Other hyponyms of trickle include percolate.
trickle (noun) leach (noun)
flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid the process of leaching
trickle (verb) leach (verb)
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream remove substances from by a percolating liquid
permeate or penetrate gradually
cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
Difference between trickle and leach

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