B2noun · common

leak

leak · leaks

витік

утечка, течь, протечка, отток

Leck, undichte Stelle

A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escapeA crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.

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/liːk/

» There's a leak in the roof.

Das Dach ist undicht.

Крыша протекает.

Дах протікає.

Meaning

7 senses

A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
a leak in a roof
a leak in a boat
undichte Stelle, Leck
течьtečʹ, проте́чкаprotéčka, пробо́инаprobóina
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
The leak gained on the ship's pumps.
The babies' diapers had big leaks.
Leck
течьtečʹ, проте́чкаprotéčka, уте́чкаutéčka
ви́тікvýtik
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military.
Leck
уте́чкаutéčka, сливsliv
ви́тікvýtik
unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
resource leak
memory leak
(especially, mildly, slang, vulgar)An act of urination.
I have to take a leak.
a euphemism for urination

Examples

298 sentences

There's a leak in the roof.
Дах протікає. — bicolino34
ruКрыша протекает. — ae5s
deDas Dach ist undicht. — Esperantostern
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Every time it rains, the roof leaks.
Кожен раз, коли йде дощ, дах протікає. — deniko
ruКаждый раз в дождь крыша течёт. — Biga
deImmer wenn es regnet, leckt das Dach. — Haehnchenpaella
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Someone leaked the secret to the enemy.
Хтось видав секрет ворогові. — rmdas
ruКто-то выдал секрет врагу. — Biga
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The tire leaks air.
Колесо спускає. — deniko
ruКолесо спускает. — Biga
deDer Reifen verliert Luft. — bonny37
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The faucet is leaking.
Кран тече. — deniko
ruКран протекает. — Arkadeko
deDer Wasserhahn tropft. — MUIRIEL
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture:

Русский

By meaning 2

crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape:

divulgation, or disclosure, of information:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape:

Origin

From Middle English leken (“to let water in or out”), from Old English *lecan (“to leak”),

From Middle English leken (“to let water in or out”), from Old English *lecan (“to leak”), Middle Dutch leken (“to leak, drip”) or Old Norse leka (“to leak, drip”); all from Proto-Germanic *lekaną (“to leak, drain”), from Proto-Indo-European *leg- (“to leak”).

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Forms

plural: leaks

Singular	leak
Plural	leaks

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms

Close in meaning

unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information:news leak
a euphemism for urination:wetting making water passing water
the discharge of a fluid from some container:escape leakage outflow

Word family

17 related words

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Collocations

6 patterns

fix the leak
found the leak
has a leak
roof leaks
there's a leak
leak in the