leak
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- noun
- /liːk/
- Specialized
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- Many of the vegetables in the garden showed signs of leak due to rot from mold.
Examples
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After inspecting the crates, he found a leak in the carrots, indicating they were spoiled.
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Just one oversight, like that, one leak... and the whole thing rots.
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Excessive heat can also alter a wine's physical and chemical stability, such as showing a cloudy or brownish appearance and leaking bottles.
Blog text (8) -
The innkeeper poured stale beer from a leaking keg and examined the copper piece he received as if he were a master jeweler assessing the value of a princely ransom.
Fiction book (1992) -
The farmer noticed a leak in the apples, which was caused by a fungal infection.
Synonyms
A mushy, slimy decay of plant parts caused by bacteria or fungi
Compounds
- Literature
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- Specialized
A mold that makes fruit and vegetables soft and watery and makes dry rot rings on sweet potato roots
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun leak for a soft, watery rot on fruit comes from the idea of wetness 'leaking' out, so the name describes fruit that has become soft and is oozing liquid.