| slovo | definícia |
leak
(encz) | leak,netěsnit Zdeněk Brož |
leak
(encz) | leak,netěsnost |
leak
(encz) | leak,propouštět Zdeněk Brož |
leak
(encz) | leak,prosakování n: Zdeněk Brož |
leak
(encz) | leak,prosakovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
leak
(encz) | leak,puklina n: Zdeněk Brož |
leak
(encz) | leak,štěrbina n: Zdeněk Brož |
leak
(encz) | leak,trhlina Zdeněk Brož |
leak
(encz) | leak,únik n: Zdeněk Brož |
leak
(encz) | leak,vytékat Zdeněk Brož |
leak
(encz) | leak,vyzradit Zdeněk Brož |
Leak
(gcide) | Leak \Leak\ (l[=e]k), n. [Akin to D. lek leaky, a leak, G. leck,
Icel. lekr leaky, Dan. l[ae]k leaky, a leak, Sw. l[aum]ck;
cf. AS. hlec full of cracks or leaky. Cf. Leak, v.]
1. 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. "One leak will sink
a ship." --Bunyan.
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2. 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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3. (Elec.) A loss of electricity through imperfect
insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. an act of urinating; -- used mostly in the phrase
take a leak, i. e. to urinate. [vulgar]
[PJC]
5. The disclosure of information that is expected to be kept
confidential; as, leaks by the White House staff
infuriated Nixon; leaks by the Special Prosecutor were
criticized as illegal.
[PJC]
To spring a leak, to open or crack so as to let in water;
to begin to let in water; as, the ship sprung a leak.
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Leak
(gcide) | Leak \Leak\, a.
Leaky. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Leak
(gcide) | Leak \Leak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaked (l[=e]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. Leaking.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen,
Icel. leka, Dan. l[ae]kke, Sw. l[aum]cka, AS. leccan to wet,
moisten. See Leak, n.]
1. 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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2. 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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To leak out, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to
become public; as, the facts leaked out.
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leak
(wn) | leak
n 1: an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light
etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a
leak"
2: soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
3: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn:
leak, wetting, making water, passing water]
4: the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to
stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to
clean up the leak" [syn: escape, leak, leakage,
outflow]
5: unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of
confidential information [syn: leak, news leak]
v 1: tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper"
2: be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" [syn:
leak, leak out]
3: enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure; "Water
leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into
the basement"
4: have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or
go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks
badly" |
leak
(foldoc) | leak
With a qualifier, one of a class of
resource-management bugs that occur when resources are not
freed properly after operations on them are finished, so they
effectively disappear (leak out). This leads to eventual
exhaustion as new allocation requests come in.
One might refer to, say, a "window handle leak" in a {window
system}.
See memory leak, fd leak.
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leak
(jargon) | leak
n.
With qualifier, one of a class of resource-management bugs that occur when
resources are not freed properly after operations on them are finished, so
they effectively disappear (leak out). This leads to eventual exhaustion as
new allocation requests come in. memory leak has its own entry; one might
also refer, to, say, a window handle leak in a window system.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
bleak
(mass) | bleak
- skľúčený |
bleak
(encz) | bleak,bezútěšný adj: Zdeněk Brožbleak,neradostný adj: Zdeněk Brožbleak,pochmurný adj: Pino |
bleaker
(encz) | bleaker,pochmurnější adj: Zdeněk Brožbleaker,pustší adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bleakest
(encz) | bleakest,nejpochmurnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bleakly
(encz) | bleakly,chladně adv: Zdeněk Brožbleakly,nevesele adv: Zdeněk Brož |
bleakness
(encz) | bleakness,nehostinnost n: Zdeněk Brožbleakness,pochmurnost n: Zdeněk Brožbleakness,ponurost n: Zdeněk Brož |
leak fungus
(encz) | leak fungus, n: |
leak out
(encz) | leak out,propouštět v: Zdeněk Brož |
leakage
(encz) | leakage,netěsnost n: Zdeněk Brožleakage,pronikání n: Zdeněk Brožleakage,propouštění n: Zdeněk Brožleakage,prosakování n: Zdeněk Brožleakage,průsak n: Zdeněk Brožleakage,únik n: Zdeněk Brožleakage,unikání n: Zdeněk Brožleakage,vytékání n: Zdeněk Brož |
leakage current
(encz) | leakage current,unikající proud n: Elektrotechnika webleakage current,zbytkový proud n: [el.] parkmaj |
leaked
(encz) | leaked,prosáknutý adj: Zdeněk Brožleaked,uniklý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
leaker
(encz) | leaker,pór n: Zdeněk Brožleaker,zrádce Zdeněk Brož |
leakey
(encz) | Leakey, |
leakiness
(encz) | leakiness,děravost n: Zdeněk Brožleakiness,propustnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
leaking
(encz) | leaking,prosakování n: Zdeněk Brožleaking,unikání n: Zdeněk Brož |
leakproof
(encz) | leakproof,nepropustný adj: Zdeněk Brožleakproof,neprosakující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
leaks
(encz) | leaks,otvory n: pl. Zdeněk Brožleaks,štěrbiny n: pl. Zdeněk Brožleaks,úniky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
leaky
(encz) | leaky,děravý adj: Zdeněk Brožleaky,prosakující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
news leak
(encz) | news leak, n: |
take a leak
(encz) | take a leak,močit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Aleak
(gcide) | Aleak \A*leak"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + leak.]
In a leaking condition.
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Bleak
(gcide) | Bleak \Bleak\ (bl[=e]k), a. [OE. blac, bleyke, bleche, AS.
bl[=a]c, bl[=ae]c, pale, wan; akin to Icel. bleikr, Sw. blek,
Dan. bleg, OS. bl[=e]k, D. bleek, OHG. pleih, G. bleich; all
from the root of AS. bl[imac]can to shine; akin to OHG.
bl[imac]chen to shine; cf. L. flagrare to burn, Gr. fle`gein
to burn, shine, Skr. bhr[=a]j to shine, and E. flame.
[root]98. Cf. Bleach, Blink, Flame.]
1. Without color; pale; pallid. [Obs.]
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When she came out she looked as pale and as bleak as
one that were laid out dead. --Foxe.
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2. Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
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Wastes too bleak to rear
The common growth of earth, the foodful ear.
--Wordsworth.
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At daybreak, on the bleak sea beach. --Longfellow.
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3. Cold and cutting; cheerless; as, a bleak blast.
[1913 Webster] -- Bleak"ish, a. -- Bleak"ly, adv. --
Bleak"ness, n.
[1913 Webster]Bleak \Bleak\, n. [From Bleak, a., cf. Blay.] (Zool.)
A small European river fish (Leuciscus alburnus), of the
family Cyprinid[ae]; the blay. [Written also blick.]
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Note: The silvery pigment lining the scales of the bleak is
used in the manufacture of artificial pearls. --Baird.
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Bleakish
(gcide) | Bleak \Bleak\ (bl[=e]k), a. [OE. blac, bleyke, bleche, AS.
bl[=a]c, bl[=ae]c, pale, wan; akin to Icel. bleikr, Sw. blek,
Dan. bleg, OS. bl[=e]k, D. bleek, OHG. pleih, G. bleich; all
from the root of AS. bl[imac]can to shine; akin to OHG.
bl[imac]chen to shine; cf. L. flagrare to burn, Gr. fle`gein
to burn, shine, Skr. bhr[=a]j to shine, and E. flame.
[root]98. Cf. Bleach, Blink, Flame.]
1. Without color; pale; pallid. [Obs.]
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When she came out she looked as pale and as bleak as
one that were laid out dead. --Foxe.
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2. Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
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Wastes too bleak to rear
The common growth of earth, the foodful ear.
--Wordsworth.
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At daybreak, on the bleak sea beach. --Longfellow.
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3. Cold and cutting; cheerless; as, a bleak blast.
[1913 Webster] -- Bleak"ish, a. -- Bleak"ly, adv. --
Bleak"ness, n.
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Bleakly
(gcide) | Bleak \Bleak\ (bl[=e]k), a. [OE. blac, bleyke, bleche, AS.
bl[=a]c, bl[=ae]c, pale, wan; akin to Icel. bleikr, Sw. blek,
Dan. bleg, OS. bl[=e]k, D. bleek, OHG. pleih, G. bleich; all
from the root of AS. bl[imac]can to shine; akin to OHG.
bl[imac]chen to shine; cf. L. flagrare to burn, Gr. fle`gein
to burn, shine, Skr. bhr[=a]j to shine, and E. flame.
[root]98. Cf. Bleach, Blink, Flame.]
1. Without color; pale; pallid. [Obs.]
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When she came out she looked as pale and as bleak as
one that were laid out dead. --Foxe.
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2. Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
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Wastes too bleak to rear
The common growth of earth, the foodful ear.
--Wordsworth.
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At daybreak, on the bleak sea beach. --Longfellow.
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3. Cold and cutting; cheerless; as, a bleak blast.
[1913 Webster] -- Bleak"ish, a. -- Bleak"ly, adv. --
Bleak"ness, n.
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Bleakness
(gcide) | Bleak \Bleak\ (bl[=e]k), a. [OE. blac, bleyke, bleche, AS.
bl[=a]c, bl[=ae]c, pale, wan; akin to Icel. bleikr, Sw. blek,
Dan. bleg, OS. bl[=e]k, D. bleek, OHG. pleih, G. bleich; all
from the root of AS. bl[imac]can to shine; akin to OHG.
bl[imac]chen to shine; cf. L. flagrare to burn, Gr. fle`gein
to burn, shine, Skr. bhr[=a]j to shine, and E. flame.
[root]98. Cf. Bleach, Blink, Flame.]
1. Without color; pale; pallid. [Obs.]
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When she came out she looked as pale and as bleak as
one that were laid out dead. --Foxe.
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2. Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
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Wastes too bleak to rear
The common growth of earth, the foodful ear.
--Wordsworth.
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At daybreak, on the bleak sea beach. --Longfellow.
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3. Cold and cutting; cheerless; as, a bleak blast.
[1913 Webster] -- Bleak"ish, a. -- Bleak"ly, adv. --
Bleak"ness, n.
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Bleaky
(gcide) | Bleaky \Bleak"y\, a.
Bleak. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Fleak
(gcide) | Fleak \Fleak\ (fl[=e]k), n.
A flake; a thread or twist. [Obs.]
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Little long fleaks or threads of hemp. --Dr. H. More.
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Fleaking
(gcide) | Fleaking \Fleak"ing\, n.
A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is
laid, in thatching houses. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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Leak
(gcide) | Leak \Leak\ (l[=e]k), n. [Akin to D. lek leaky, a leak, G. leck,
Icel. lekr leaky, Dan. l[ae]k leaky, a leak, Sw. l[aum]ck;
cf. AS. hlec full of cracks or leaky. Cf. Leak, v.]
1. 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. "One leak will sink
a ship." --Bunyan.
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2. 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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3. (Elec.) A loss of electricity through imperfect
insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. an act of urinating; -- used mostly in the phrase
take a leak, i. e. to urinate. [vulgar]
[PJC]
5. The disclosure of information that is expected to be kept
confidential; as, leaks by the White House staff
infuriated Nixon; leaks by the Special Prosecutor were
criticized as illegal.
[PJC]
To spring a leak, to open or crack so as to let in water;
to begin to let in water; as, the ship sprung a leak.
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Leaky. [Obs.] --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]Leak \Leak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaked (l[=e]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. Leaking.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen,
Icel. leka, Dan. l[ae]kke, Sw. l[aum]cka, AS. leccan to wet,
moisten. See Leak, n.]
1. 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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2. 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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To leak out, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to
become public; as, the facts leaked out.
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Leakage
(gcide) | Leakage \Leak"age\, n. [Cf. D. lekkage, for sense 1.]
1. A leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by
leaking.
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2. (Com.) An allowance of a certain rate per cent for the
leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking.
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3. (Elec.) A leak[3]; also; the quantity of electricity
thus wasted.
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Leaked
(gcide) | Leak \Leak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaked (l[=e]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. Leaking.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen,
Icel. leka, Dan. l[ae]kke, Sw. l[aum]cka, AS. leccan to wet,
moisten. See Leak, n.]
1. 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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2. 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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To leak out, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to
become public; as, the facts leaked out.
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Leakier
(gcide) | Leaky \Leak"y\, a. [Compar. Leakier; superl. Leakiest.]
1. Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a
leaky roof or cask; a leaky faucet.
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2. Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. [Colloq.]
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3. (Genetics) Retaining some function; not completely
inactivating the gene; as, substitution mutations are
sometimes leaky; -- of mutations.
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Leakiest
(gcide) | Leaky \Leak"y\, a. [Compar. Leakier; superl. Leakiest.]
1. Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a
leaky roof or cask; a leaky faucet.
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2. Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. [Colloq.]
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3. (Genetics) Retaining some function; not completely
inactivating the gene; as, substitution mutations are
sometimes leaky; -- of mutations.
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Leakiness
(gcide) | Leakiness \Leak"i*ness\, n.
The quality of being leaky.
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leaking
(gcide) | leaking \leak"ing\ adj.
having liquid seeping in or out through openings; leaky.
Syn: leaky.
[WordNet 1.5]Leak \Leak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaked (l[=e]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. Leaking.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen,
Icel. leka, Dan. l[ae]kke, Sw. l[aum]cka, AS. leccan to wet,
moisten. See Leak, n.]
1. 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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2. 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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To leak out, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to
become public; as, the facts leaked out.
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Leaking
(gcide) | leaking \leak"ing\ adj.
having liquid seeping in or out through openings; leaky.
Syn: leaky.
[WordNet 1.5]Leak \Leak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaked (l[=e]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. Leaking.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen,
Icel. leka, Dan. l[ae]kke, Sw. l[aum]cka, AS. leccan to wet,
moisten. See Leak, n.]
1. 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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2. 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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To leak out, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to
become public; as, the facts leaked out.
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leakproof
(gcide) | leakproof \leak"proof`\ adj.
having no leaks.
Syn: watertight.
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Leaky
(gcide) | Leaky \Leak"y\, a. [Compar. Leakier; superl. Leakiest.]
1. Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a
leaky roof or cask; a leaky faucet.
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2. Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. [Colloq.]
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3. (Genetics) Retaining some function; not completely
inactivating the gene; as, substitution mutations are
sometimes leaky; -- of mutations.
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take a leak
(gcide) | Leak \Leak\ (l[=e]k), n. [Akin to D. lek leaky, a leak, G. leck,
Icel. lekr leaky, Dan. l[ae]k leaky, a leak, Sw. l[aum]ck;
cf. AS. hlec full of cracks or leaky. Cf. Leak, v.]
1. 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. "One leak will sink
a ship." --Bunyan.
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2. 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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3. (Elec.) A loss of electricity through imperfect
insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. an act of urinating; -- used mostly in the phrase
take a leak, i. e. to urinate. [vulgar]
[PJC]
5. The disclosure of information that is expected to be kept
confidential; as, leaks by the White House staff
infuriated Nixon; leaks by the Special Prosecutor were
criticized as illegal.
[PJC]
To spring a leak, to open or crack so as to let in water;
to begin to let in water; as, the ship sprung a leak.
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To leak out
(gcide) | Leak \Leak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaked (l[=e]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. Leaking.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen,
Icel. leka, Dan. l[ae]kke, Sw. l[aum]cka, AS. leccan to wet,
moisten. See Leak, n.]
1. 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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2. 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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To leak out, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to
become public; as, the facts leaked out.
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To spring a leak
(gcide) | Leak \Leak\ (l[=e]k), n. [Akin to D. lek leaky, a leak, G. leck,
Icel. lekr leaky, Dan. l[ae]k leaky, a leak, Sw. l[aum]ck;
cf. AS. hlec full of cracks or leaky. Cf. Leak, v.]
1. 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. "One leak will sink
a ship." --Bunyan.
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2. 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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3. (Elec.) A loss of electricity through imperfect
insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. an act of urinating; -- used mostly in the phrase
take a leak, i. e. to urinate. [vulgar]
[PJC]
5. The disclosure of information that is expected to be kept
confidential; as, leaks by the White House staff
infuriated Nixon; leaks by the Special Prosecutor were
criticized as illegal.
[PJC]
To spring a leak, to open or crack so as to let in water;
to begin to let in water; as, the ship sprung a leak.
[1913 Webster]Spring \Spring\ (spr[i^]ng), v. t.
1. To cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to
cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert; as, to
spring a pheasant.
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2. To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; as, to
spring a surprise on someone; to spring a joke.
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She starts, and leaves her bed, and springs a light.
--Dryden.
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The friends to the cause sprang a new project.
--Swift.
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3. To cause to explode; as, to spring a mine.
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4. To crack or split; to bend or strain so as to weaken; as,
to spring a mast or a yard.
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5. To cause to close suddenly, as the parts of a trap
operated by a spring; as, to spring a trap.
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6. To bend by force, as something stiff or strong; to force
or put by bending, as a beam into its sockets, and
allowing it to straighten when in place; -- often with in,
out, etc.; as, to spring in a slat or a bar.
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7. To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence.
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8. To release (a person) from confinement, especially from a
prison. [colloquial]
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To spring a butt (Naut.), to loosen the end of a plank in a
ship's bottom.
To spring a leak (Naut.), to begin to leak.
To spring an arch (Arch.), to build an arch; -- a common
term among masons; as, to spring an arch over a lintel.
To spring a rattle, to cause a rattle to sound. See
Watchman's rattle, under Watchman.
To spring the luff (Naut.), to ease the helm, and sail
nearer to the wind than before; -- said of a vessel.
--Mar. Dict.
To spring a mast or To spring a spar (Naut.), to strain
it so that it is unserviceable.
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bleak
(wn) | bleak
adj 1: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black";
"prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has
always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim
view of things" [syn: black, bleak, dim]
2: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills";
"barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high
Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark
landscape" [syn: bare, barren, bleak, desolate,
stark]
3: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North
Atlantic" [syn: bleak, cutting, raw] |
bleakly
(wn) | bleakly
adv 1: without hope; "he wondered bleakly" |
bleakness
(wn) | bleakness
n 1: a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the
landscape" [syn: bleakness, desolation, bareness,
nakedness] |
haleakala national park
(wn) | Haleakala National Park
n 1: a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano |
leak fungus
(wn) | leak fungus
n 1: fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and
rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes [syn: {leak
fungus}, ring rot fungus, Rhizopus stolonifer] |
leak out
(wn) | leak out
v 1: be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" [syn:
leak, leak out] |
leakage
(wn) | leakage
n 1: the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried
to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had
to clean up the leak" [syn: escape, leak, leakage,
outflow] |
leaker
(wn) | leaker
n 1: a surreptitious informant; "the president wanted to know
who the leakers were" |
leakey
(wn) | Leakey
n 1: English paleontologist (son of Louis Leakey and Mary
Leakey) who continued the work of his parents; he was
appointed director of a wildlife preserve in Kenya but
resigned under political pressure (born in 1944) [syn:
Leakey, Richard Leakey, Richard Erskine Leakey]
2: English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who
discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years
old (1913-1996) [syn: Leakey, Mary Leakey, {Mary Douglas
Leakey}]
3: English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in
Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972)
[syn: Leakey, Louis Leakey, {Louis Seymour Bazett
Leakey}] |
leakiness
(wn) | leakiness
n 1: the condition of permitting leaks or leakage; "the
leakiness of the roof"; "the heart valve's leakiness"; "the
leakiness of the boat made it dangerous to use" |
leakproof
(wn) | leakproof
adj 1: not subject to leaks |
leaky
(wn) | leaky
adj 1: permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases ; "a
leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system" [ant: tight]
2: used informally; unable to retain urine
3: prone to communicate confidential information [syn:
blabbermouthed, leaky, talebearing(a), tattling(a)] |
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