| Main Entry: |
leak |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
opening; seepage through opening |
Synonyms: |
aperture, chink,
crack,
crevice,
decrease,
destruction,
detriment,
drip,
drop,
escape,
expenditure,
exposure,
fissure,
flow,
hole, leakage, leaking,
loss,
outgoing, percolation,
pit, puncture, short circuit,
slip
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| Notes: |
a leak is an accidental hole, crack, or flaw that allows something to enter or escape, while a leek is a plant, related to the onion, having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves |
