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  • 1leak into — index penetrate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2leak — I n. 1) to spring a leak 2) to plug, stop a leak II v. 1) (B) ( to divulge ) they leaked the news to the press 2) (d; intr.) ( to enter by flowing ) to leak into (water leaked into the basement) 3) (D; intr.) ( to escape by flowing ) to leak out… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 3leak — 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… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4leak — leak1 [ lik ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive if an object or container leaks or if it leaks something, liquid or gas comes out of it through a hole or crack: The roof is still leaking. If the boiler is broken, it may be leaking dangerous… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5leak */ — I UK [liːk] / US [lɪk] verb Word forms leak : present tense I/you/we/they leak he/she/it leaks present participle leaking past tense leaked past participle leaked 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if an object or container leaks, or if it leaks… …

    English dictionary

  • 6Leak — Leak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaked} (l[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaking}.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen, Icel. leka, Dan. l[ae]kke, Sw. l[ a]cka, AS. leccan to wet, moisten. See {Leak}, n.] 1. To let water or other fluid in or out through …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7Leak — A leak is a hole or other opening, usually unintended and therefore undesired, in a container or fluid containing system, such as a tank or a ship s hull, through which the contents of the container can escape or outside matter can enter the… …

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  • 8Leak-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… …

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  • 9leak — [[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… …

    English dictionary

  • 10leak — 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… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English