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11leak — leak1 S3 [li:k] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old Norse; Origin: leka] 1.) [I and T] if a container, pipe, roof etc leaks, or if it leaks gas, liquid etc, there is a small hole or crack in it that lets gas or liquid flow through ▪ The roof is leaking in… …
12Leak-down tester — A leak down tester is a measuring instrument used to determine the condition of internal combustion engines by introducing compressed air into the cylinder and measuring the rate at which it leaks out. Compression testing is a crude form of leak… …
13Leak noise correlator — A leak noise correlator is an electronic device used for leak detection and as a leak locator to find leaks in pressurized water or gas lines. Typically, a microphone, acoustic sound sensor, or accelerometer is placed at two or more places in… …
14leak — {{11}}leak (n.) late 15c., from LEAK (Cf. leak) (v.) or O.N. cognate leki. Sense of revelation of secret information is from 1950. Meaning act of urination is attested from 1934 ( Tropic of Cancer ); but the verb meaning to piss is from 1590s:… …
15leak — [[t]li͟ːk[/t]] ♦♦♦ leaks, leaking, leaked 1) V ERG If a container leaks, there is a hole or crack in it which lets a substance such as liquid or gas escape. You can also say that a substance such as liquid or gas leaks from a container. The roof… …
16leak — 01. Soon after the boat sprang a [leak], it sank to the bottom of the lake. 02. Careful, there might be a [leak] in the canoe. 03. Water was [leaking] through the roof, so we had to get it repaired. 04. The roof of our house [leaks] every time it …
17leak — leaker, n. leakless, adj. /leek/, n. 1. an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof. 2. an act or instance of leaking. 3. any means of unintended entrance or escape. 4.… …
18leak — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if a container, pipe, roof etc leaks, or if it leaks gas, liquid etc, there is a small hole or crack in it that lets the gas or liquid flow out or flow through: The roof always leaks when it rains. | leak sth: My car seems to be… …
19leak — /lik / (say leek) noun 1. an unintended hole, crack, or the like by which fluid, gas, etc., enters or escapes. 2. any avenue or means of unintended entrance or escape, or the entrance or escape itself. 3. Electricity a point where current escapes …
20leak — I. verb Etymology: Middle English leken, liken, from or akin to Middle Dutch leken; akin to Old English hlec leaky, Old High German zelehhan, Old Norse leka to leak and probably to Old English leccan to moisten, Middle Irish legaid it melts Date …
