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- [leek]
- /lik/
- /liːk/
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- [leek]
- /lik/
Definitions of leak word
- noun leak an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof. 1
- noun leak an act or instance of leaking. 1
- noun leak any means of unintended entrance or escape. 1
- noun leak Electricity. the loss of current from a conductor, usually resulting from poor insulation. 1
- noun leak a disclosure of secret, especially official, information, as to the news media, by an unnamed source. 1
- verb without object leak to let a liquid, gas, light, etc., enter or escape, as through an unintended hole or crack: The boat leaks. 1
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Origin of leak
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; 1955-60 for def 11; late Middle English leken < Old Norse leka to drip, leak; akin to Dutch lek, obsolete German lech leaky. See leach1
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Parts of speech for Leak
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leak popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
leak usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leak
verb leak
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- spill — to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.
- divulge — to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
- ooze — (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
noun leak
- escape — An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
- seepage — the act or process of seeping; leakage.
- leakage — an act of leaking; leak.
- outflow — the act of flowing out: We need flood control to stem the river's outflow.
- crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
Antonyms for leak
verb leak
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- secrete — a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
noun leak
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
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