Definition: 1. To allow liquid or gas to get in or out through a small hole or crack. 2. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape. 3. A euphemism for urination.
Use 'leak' in a sentence:
1. The batteries are designed to be leak-proof and hermetically sealed.
2. These substances leak from the rusty barrels and pollute the soil.
3. Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned for leaking a document to the press.
4. If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.
5. We don't know how the transcript leaked.
6. The pool's fiberglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out.
7. Was the radiation leak dangerous?
8. Water does not remain immobile in an aquifer but can seep out at springs or leak into other aquifers.
9. The roof was leaking.
10. Auditing: Beware of little expenses; a small leak can sink a large ship.
11. Toxins can leak from the gut into the bloodstream.
12. She accused them of leaking confidential information about her private life.
13. That's a serious memory leak.
14. A large diesel tank mysteriously leaked its contents into the river.
15. It's thought a gas leak may have caused the blast.
16. Other woods expand and contract at different rates than oak, so repairs to oak ships done with those woods split or leak.
17. By the time he'd fixed the leak, I was into him for $500.
18. A hydrogen leak forced NASA to ground the space shuttle.
19. BP has plans to lower a massive dome over the leak site to suck oil from the seabed into vessels that can take it for safe disposal.
20. Bottlemaster plastic stoppers, which cannot leak, crumble, or mold, have long been available to winemakers, at a price slightly higher than that of traditional cork stoppers.
21. The sky leaked all over all of the water, and then it began to leak into the car.
22. The company was alleged to have leaked the news to the Daily Mail.
23. The roof leaked.
24. Please don't leak the news.
25. Crews are working to plug a major oil leak.
26. The tank had leaked a small amount of water.
27. As Mercedes Benz 4S dealership didn't handle the oil leak scandal, we have seen what terrible consequences can arise.
28. There was much glee among journalists over the leaked letter.
29. He revealed who leaked a confidential police report.
30. The leak was eventually traced to a broken seal.
31. The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak.
32. If a leak occurs, immediately evacuate all personnel from the danger area.
33. Water had started to leak into the cellar.
34. One of the documents leaked to the press was a memorandum written by the head of the security police.
35. Tenants do not have to worry about leaking roofs and broken washing machines.
36. Water poured in through a leak in the ship's hull.
37. It's up to you to plug the leak—even though there are always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routines of life.
38. The impact of this sameness on our emotional energy is gradual, but huge: It's like a tire with a slow leak.
39. Caustic and acidic material cannot be stored together in case occurs in response to leak.
40. The key question of what caused the leak remains unanswered.
41. The roof was leaking and I had to use a bucket to catch the drips.
42. A small leak will sink a great ship.
43. Many winemakers use cork stoppers; but cork stoppers can leak, crumble, or become moldy, so that those winemakers must often discard a significant proportion of their inventory of bottled wine.
44. Leak electricity is easy to result in fire. Electric shock may arise accident.
45. Flames melted a lead pipe and ignited leaking gas.
46. Details of the plan soon leaked out.
47. The camera has a light leak.
48. By the time he'd fixed the leak, I was into him for$ 500.
49. The gas had apparently leaked from a cylinder.
50. Safe leak may form diversified tangible and intangiblelose.
51. The blood vessels may leak fluid, which distorts vision.
52. More details are now beginning to leak out.
53. The corner of the classroom was damp where the roof had leaked.
54. Check all radiators for small leaks, especially round pipework connections.
55. The roof leaks whenever it rains.
56. The contents of the report were leaked to the press.
57. He was censured for leaking information to the press.
58. In May engineers found a leak in a hydrogen fuel line.
59. She was reproached by colleagues for leaking the story to the press.
60. Don't give your password to anyone else and never leak out your information.
