backwash vs percolate

backwash

noun
  • The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it. 

  • The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves. 

  • The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas. 

  • The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine. 

  • The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath. 

verb
  • To affect with backwash. 

  • To clean the oil from wool after combing. 

  • To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it. 

percolate

noun
  • A liquid that has been percolated. 

verb
  • To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. 

  • To make (coffee) in a percolator. 

  • To drain or seep through a porous substance. 

  • To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. 

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