| Leak (leak) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Leak |
| [Akin to D. lek
leaky, a leak, G. leck, Icel. lekr leaky, Dan.
læk leaky, a leak, Sw. läck; cf. AS.
hlec full of cracks or leaky. Cf. Leak,
v.] |
A crack, crevice,
fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it
escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a
leak in a gas pipe.
The entrance or escape of a fluid through
a crack, fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on
the ship's pumps.
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To let
water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the
cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat
leaks.
To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a
hole, crevice, etc.; to pass gradually into, or out of, something; --
usually with in or out.
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| Leak (leak) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Leak |
| (Elec.) |
A loss
of electricity through imperfect insulation; also, the point at which
such loss occurs.
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