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verbIf 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 container leaks a substance such as liquid or gas.The roof leaked.The gas had apparently leaked from a cylinder.The pool's fiberglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out.A large diesel tank mysteriously leaked its contents into the river.It's thought a gas leak may have caused the blast.If a secret document or piece of information leaks or is leaked, someone lets the public know about it.Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned for leaking a document to the press.He revealed who leaked a confidential police report.We don't know how the transcript leaked....a leaked report.Leaks involving national security will be investigated by the police.More details are now beginning to leak out.He said it would leak out to the newspapers and cause a scandal.nounA leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through....a leak in the radiator.In May engineers found a leak in a hydrogen fuel line. C1

word	leak
definition	verb 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 container leaks a substance such as liquid or gas. The roof leaked. The gas had apparently leaked from a cylinder. The pool's fiberglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out. A large diesel tank mysteriously leaked its contents into the river. It's thought a gas leak may have caused the blast. If a secret document or piece of information leaks or is leaked, someone lets the public know about it. Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned for leaking a document to the press. He revealed who leaked a confidential police report. We don't know how the transcript leaked. ...a leaked report. Leaks involving national security will be investigated by the police. More details are now beginning to leak out. He said it would leak out to the newspapers and cause a scandal. noun A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through. ...a leak in the radiator. In May engineers found a leak in a hydrogen fuel line.
inflections	leaksleakingleaked
cefr-level	C1

Leak Leaked Gas Substance Liquid Container Lets Document