huuhtoutua — meaning in English

English meaning

• leach verb To remove a soluble substance from something by letting liquid filter through it, or (of a substance) to be removed this way.
• wash verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.

Senses

huuhtoutua is used for these senses in English:

• leach (intransitive) To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
• wash (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
• wash up (intransitive) To be carried by water to land.

wash — full definition

1. verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.
2. verb To wear away or carry something off through the force of moving water.
3. noun The act of washing, or a batch of laundry that has been washed together.
4. noun A result in which gains and losses cancel each other out, leaving no real net change.

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