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Synonyms for leak

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : leek
Phonetic Transcription : lik

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Définition of leak

Origin :
  • "to let water in or out" [Johnson], late 14c., from Middle Dutch leken "to drip, to leak," or from Old Norse leka, both of them related to Old English leccan "to moisten" (which did not survive into Middle English), all from Proto-Germanic *lek- "deficiency" (cf. Old High German lecchen "to become dry," German lechzen "to be parched with thirst"), from PIE root *leg- "to dribble, trickle." The figurative meaning "come to be known in spite of efforts at concealment" dates from at least 1832; transitive sense first recorded 1859. Related: Leaked; leaking.
  • noun opening; seepage through opening
  • verb seep; make known
Example sentences :
  • It is well known that there is a leak in the Associated Press Office.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 12, June 18, 1870 » by Various
  • "There seems to be a leak in the plumbing somewhere on this floor," the man went on.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • If there is, a leak in the jar, the lamp will burn, and the jar must be discarded.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • The next morning they found the leak, and both smacks kept off Charleston.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • If the ship springs a leak below the water line, the water rushes in.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • In time it began to leak through into our heads that Rajah wa'n't negotiable.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • Five; just finished the fif-fifth when the clouds started to leak.
  • Extract from : « Rival Pitchers of Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
  • After a time he put water into the pot; the water did not leak out.
  • Extract from : « Myths and Legends of the Great Plains » by Unknown
  • He shouted at the top of his voice, "I have found the leak!"
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
  • At the same moment the sailors raised the cry, "The ship has sprung a leak!"
  • Extract from : « An American Robinson Crusoe » by Samuel. B. Allison

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