Definition of leak

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Leak (n.) To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks..

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Water-tight :: Water-tight (a.) So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky..
Escape :: Escape (n.) Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid..
Leak :: Leak (n.) To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks..
Leak :: Leak (a.) Leaky.
Alburn :: Alburn (n.) The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls..
Leaky :: Leaky (superl.) Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask..
Pearlfish :: Pearlfish (n.) Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait..
Aleak :: Aleak (adv. & a.) In a leaking condition.
Bilge :: Bilge (v. i.) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge.
Ooze :: Ooze (n.) Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed out; his courage oozed out..
Leakage :: Leakage (n.) An allowance of a certain rate per cent for the leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking..
Leaked :: Leaked (imp. & p. p.) of Lea.
Tight :: Tight (superl.) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight..
Distress :: Distress (n.) A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc..
Oakum :: Oakum (n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc..
Raw :: Raw (superl.) Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind..
Fleaking :: Fleaking (n.) A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatching houses..
Leaky :: Leaky (superl.) Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close.
Leaking :: Leaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lea.
Dribble :: Dribble (n.) A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.
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