to leak
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1.0
- verb
- /liːk/
:
filtrarse
- And there's some brown goop leaking out the side!
- leaking water
- leaking oil
- leaking gasoline
And I, I built a pair of glasses that leaked A fluorescing fluid.
- And I, I built a pair of glasses that leaked A fluorescing fluid.
- That's leaking light, leaking water outside of itself.
- Oh no, this one just leaked everywhere.
- I mean, I bet semen just leaks out of your pores.
- This stuff will leak and drip and leak and drip.
- The bacterium then basically leaks out and dies.
- But we see special brain regions that starts to leak with normal aging.
- I mean, this will make me it just leak from my low beak.
Examples
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A thin stream of smoke began to leak out from the back into the cabin.
Fiction book (1990) -
At this point, we might start leaking any second now.
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Some of that material leaks into my set, yes.
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My oil pan is leaking.
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The earthquake damaged the missiles, and they started leaking.
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Valves leak, water heaters leak, gas starts leaking.
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The cold water faucet leaks so slightly it seems to weep city water.
Fiction book (1991) -
The kitchen faucet leaks, and the top of the stove is black with grease.
Fiction book (1993) -
The pipe begins to leak when the pressure increases and water flows out onto the floor.
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After the storm, I noticed that the roof started to leak, causing water to drip into the living room.
Synonyms
82
2.7
To move slowly through small holes or cracks
64
3.9
To flow out slowly through small holes
25
3.0
To move slowly through a surface into something
4
4.2
Slowly flow out from a cut or crack in something
3
3.5
Liquid flows slowly out of something through small holes
1
4.8
To flow slowly through small holes or cracks
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
1
3.7
Private information that someone shares with the public without permission
- Specialized
A mold that makes fruit and vegetables soft and watery and makes dry rot rings on sweet potato roots
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb leak comes from the same old English root meaning 'to let out' and is like the word leaky, so to leak is simply to let liquid, gas, or light escape through a hole.