Leak

//liːk//

Synonyms for "leak" (257 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Verb(1 words)
break the seal

Strong matches (77)

Verb(2 words)
flowhit the head

Related words (128)

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Translations

261 translations across 55 languages.

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Arabic

4 entries
  • تَسَرُّب noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • تَسْرِيب noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • تَسَرَّبَ verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • سَرَّبَ verb (to reveal secret information)

Armenian

1 entries
  • արտահոսք noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • (su) keçirmək verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • axmaq verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Bashkir

4 entries
  • ағыу verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • ағыу verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • тамсылыу verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • һыу үткәреү verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • вы́цек noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • вы́цек noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • вы́цечка noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • уце́чка noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • ду́пка noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • изти́чане noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • пролу́ка noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • теч noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎬᎫᏍᎦ verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 漏 verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 洩 /泄 noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • 洩漏 /泄漏 noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • 洩漏 /泄漏 noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • 漏洞 noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Cornish

1 entries
  • devera verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Czech

3 entries
  • díra noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • průsak noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • únik noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)

Danish

4 entries
  • læk noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • læk noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • læk noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • lækage noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Dutch

4 entries
  • lek noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • lek noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • lekken verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • lekken verb (to reveal secret information)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • liko noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • liki verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Finnish

4 entries
  • vuoto noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • vuoto noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • vuoto noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • vuotaa verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

French

4 entries
  • fuite noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • fuite noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • fuite noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • taupe noun (the person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurred)

Galician

4 entries
  • fuga noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • fuga noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • goteira noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • pingueira noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

German

4 entries
  • Leck noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • Leck noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • Leck noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • undichte Stelle noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Greek

4 entries
  • διαρροή noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • διαρροή noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • διαρροή noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • διαρρέω verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Hawaiian

2 entries
  • kulu verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • kulu verb ((of a fluid or gas) to pass through an opening that should be sealed)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • דְּלִיפָה noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • הדלפה noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • נְזִילָה noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • טפטף verb (to reveal secret information)

Hindi

4 entries
  • छेद noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • रिसाव noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • रिसना verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • रिसाव verb ((of a fluid or gas) to pass through an opening that should be sealed)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • beszivárgás noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • beázás noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • csepegés noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • hasadék noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • leki noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)

Ido

3 entries
  • liko noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • liko noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • likar verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • bocor verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • mehtää verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • nestää verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Irish

3 entries
  • poll noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • sceitheadh noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • sceitheadh noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)

Italian

4 entries
  • crepa noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • crepa noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • dispersione noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • falla noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Japanese

4 entries
  • リーク noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • リーク noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • 漏れ noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • 漏れ口 noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Korean

4 entries
  • 누설 noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • 루설 noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • 리크 noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • 리크 noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)

Latin

1 entries
  • pereo verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Latvian

3 entries
  • sūce noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • sūce noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • tece noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)

Malay

1 entries
  • bocor verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Malayalam

3 entries
  • ചോരുക verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • ചോരുക verb ((of a fluid or gas) to pass through an opening that should be sealed)
  • ചോർത്തുക verb (to reveal secret information)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • гоожих verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Māori

4 entries
  • takerehāia noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • mapi verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • pahī verb ((of a fluid or gas) to pass through an opening that should be sealed)
  • papī verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • lekkasje noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • lekke verb (to reveal secret information)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • lekkasje noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • lekke verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • ta inn vann verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Persian

1 entries
  • نشت noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Polish

4 entries
  • przeciek noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • przeciek noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • przeciek noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • (np. o dachu) przeciekać verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • fuga noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • fuga de informação noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • vazador noun (the person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurred)
  • vazamento noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Romanian

1 entries
  • spărtură noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Russian

4 entries
  • отто́к noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • пробо́ина noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • проте́чка noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • проте́чка noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries
  • procep noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • pukotina noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • curiti verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Spanish

4 entries
  • agujero noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • filtración noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)
  • fuga noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • gotera noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Swedish

4 entries
  • läcka noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • läcka noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • läcka verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • läcka verb (to reveal secret information)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • lagatak noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)

Tamil

1 entries
  • ஒழுகு verb ((of a fluid or gas) to pass through an opening that should be sealed)

Thai

1 entries
  • รั่ว verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Turkish

3 entries
  • sızıntı noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • sızdırmak verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • sızmak verb ((of a fluid or gas) to pass through an opening that should be sealed)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • ви́тік noun (entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture)
  • ви́тік noun (divulgation, or disclosure, of information)

Unami

2 entries
  • psëntpe verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • wëntpe verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • làm rò rỉ verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)
  • tiết lộ verb (to reveal secret information)

Welsh

2 entries
  • twll noun (crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape)
  • gollwng verb ((of a container) to allow fluid to escape or enter)

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The rain was dripping through a leak in the roof.

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The explosion may have been caused by a gas leak.

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There is a leak in the roof.

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The leak needs to be stopped immediately.

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