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IELTS word

leak

/lik/verb

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English definition

to let liquid or gas escape through a hole

Common phrases / collocations

  1. leak water
  2. leak gas
  3. leaking pipe

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    Water leaked from the pipe under the sink.

  2. 2.

    The roof leaked during the storm.

  3. 3.

    The tank began to leak oil.

Visual learning

See the meaning

Water drips from a cracked pipe under a kitchen sink into a bucket.
to let liquid or gas escape through a hole
1pipe is cracked
2water escapes
pipe is cracked→water escapes