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51leak — verb 1》 (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents through a hole or crack. ↘(of liquid, gas, etc.) pass in or out through a hole or crack in such a way. 2》 (of secret information) become known. ↘intentionally… …
52leak — 1. verb 1) oil leaking from the tanker Syn: seep (out), escape, ooze (out), secrete, bleed, emanate, issue, drip, dribble, drain; discharge, exude 2) civil servants leaked information to the press Syn …
53leak out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms leak out : present tense I/you/we/they leak out he/she/it leaks out present participle leaking out past tense leaked out past participle leaked out to become known by the public News leaked out that he was… …
54leak — [liːk] verb I 1) [I/T] if a pipe, container, roof etc leaks, or if it leaks something, liquid or gas comes out of it through a hole The roof is still leaking.[/ex] 2) [I] if a liquid or gas leaks, it comes out of a pipe, container, roof etc… …
55leak — [[t]lik[/t]] n. 1) an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof[/ex] 2) an act or instance of leaking 3) any means of unintended entrance or escape 4) elm the loss of… …
56leak down tester — The leak down tester is similar to a compression tester, except the engine does not need to be cranked over. Instead, the leak down tester pressurizes the cylinder and then measures the amount of cylinder pressure lost through worn piston rings.… …
57Leak — This name has two known origins. The first being locational from Leak in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Leake in Lincolnshire and Nottingham or Leek in Staffordshire. All these places are named from the Olde Norse elements loekr meaning a brook …
58leak out — phr verb Leak out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑news, ↑radiation, ↑word …
59leak out — Synonyms and related words: appear, be revealed, become known, break forth, break out, break through, come forth, come out, come to light, debouch, distill, dribble, drip, drop, emerge, erupt, exit, find vent, get out, issue, issue forth, leak,… …
60leak — [15] The ultimate source of leak is probably a prehistoric Germanic *lek , which denoted ‘deficiency’ (a variant *lak gave English lack). It is not clear how this reached English; it could have been via Old Norse leka, or through Middle Dutch… …
