leak
verb/liːk/
/liːk/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they leak | /liːk/ /liːk/ |
| he / she / it leaks | /liːks/ /liːks/ |
| past simple leaked | /liːkt/ /liːkt/ |
| past participle leaked | /liːkt/ /liːkt/ |
| -ing form leaking | /ˈliːkɪŋ/ /ˈliːkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to allow liquid or gas to get in or out through a small hole
- a leaking pipe
- The roof was leaking.
- leak something The tank had leaked a small amount of water.
Extra Examples- The house was old and the roof leaked badly.
- A pipe was leaking in her hotel room.
- He came to help me repair the leaking roof.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- slightly
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- [intransitive] (of a liquid or gas) to get in or out through a small hole in something
- Water had started to leak into the cellar.
Extra Examples- A small stream of water leaked from the rock.
- to prevent radiation from leaking out
- Water was leaking into the cellar.
- Gas was leaking from one of the pipes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- slightly
- [transitive] leak something (to somebody) to give secret information to the public, for example by telling a reporter synonym disclose
- The contents of the report were leaked to the press.
- He obtained a leaked document containing the views of some officials.
Extra Examples- Confidential information that has been leaked from the BBC.
- The document had been widely leaked.
- The report was leaked to the press.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- deliberately
- widely
- …
- from
- to
Word Originlate Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin and related to lack.
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