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  • 41leak — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, aperture, arroyo, babble, babbling, be indiscreet, be revealed, be unguarded, become known, betray, betray a confidence, betrayal, blab, blabber, blabbering, blabbing, blurt, blurt out, box canyon, breach …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 42leak out — v. (D; intr.) to leak out to (the news leaked out to the press) * * * [ liːk aʊt] (D; intr.) to leak out to (the news leak outed out to the press) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 43leak — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. seep, ooze, escape. See egress, disclosure, waste. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Loss through leakage] Syn. leakage, loss, flow, seepage, drop, escape, outgoing, incoming, detriment, short circuit,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 44leak —    1. an act of urination    Of obvious derivation. Leaks maybe had, done, gone for, needed, sprung, taken, etc. by either sex in mildly vulgar use:     ... shuffling through the house in carpet slippers to take a leak. (Theroux, 1978)    To leak …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 45leak — /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 …

  • 46leak — also See helium leak test slow leak stop leak …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 47leak — n. & v. n. 1 a a hole in a vessel, pipe, or container etc. caused by wear or damage, through which matter, esp. liquid or gas, passes accidentally in or out. b the matter passing in or out through this. c the act or an instance of leaking. 2 a a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 48leak — 1. noun /liːk/ a) A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. a leak in a roof b) …

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  • 49leak point pressure — as the bladder fills, the pressure at which leakage occurs through the urethra, used as a measure of strength of the urethral sphincters. See detrusor leak point p. and Valsalva leak point p …

    Medical dictionary

  • 50leak — n an act of urination. Usually in the expressions have a leak or take a leak . The origin of this predictable usage may be nautical …

    Contemporary slang