leak

[US]/liːk/
[UK]/liːk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. gap, crack; leakage
vt. cause to seep, reveal
vi. seep; leak out

Phrases & Collocations

water leak

gas leak

information leak

pipe leak

oil leak

roof leak

air leak

ceiling leak

leak detection

leak out

leak detector

leak test

heat leak

leak rate

leak off

leak hunting

leak testing

leak tightness

Example Sentences

a leak in the boiler

There is a leak in the roof.

found the hidden leak in the pipe.

the leak of fluid may occur.

stop up a leak with a plug

soap bubble leak detection

The ship was leaking badly.

The car leaks oil.

the drip, drip, drip of the leak in the roof.

water kept leaking in.

a report was leaked to the press.

a recently leaked cabinet paper.

helium leaking slowly from the balloon.

fixed the leak in the roof.

was successful in stopping the leak of oil.

There has been a leak of information.

The rain is leaking in through a crack in the roof.

rusted pipes that were beginning to leak; a boat leaking at the seams.

Rivulets of water ran in through the leaks.

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