I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a gas leak (= an escape of gas through a hole in something )
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If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.
a leaking/leaky tap (= with drops of water coming from the end )
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The leaky tap had left a stain in the washbasin.
a leaky/leaking roof (= one that lets rain in )
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We needed to fix the leaky roof.
a pipe leaks
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He complained that a water pipe was leaking in his hotel room.
a radiation leak
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A radiation leak occurred at a Russian nuclear power station.
leak a story (= secretly tell a reporter about it )
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We may never know who leaked the story to the press.
leak sth to the press (= give them secret information in an unofficial way )
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The confidential report was leaked to the press.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
out
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Saunders' body was twitching violently as his blood leaked out in dying jets, slicking the walkway.
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But one thing that worries me is the way information about the sortie has leaked out .
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The agreement leaked out and Inoue was forced to resign in July 1887.
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The two men wondered if most of the oil somehow leaked out of the field over time.
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Often, some of the fertilizer leaks out and its recipients respond.
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You stand frozen in your tracks, a little blood leaks out your mouth, and you topple over in the snow.
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On Friday the share price of Pearl Group rose 44p to 552p as news of the bid began to leak out .
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Well, apparently the word leaked out .
■ NOUN
document
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Whoever leaked the secret document to the residents is clearly against it.
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It is often a crime to leak classified documents , grand jury testimony or secret reports, but not to receive them.
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There are more effective ways to leak a document .
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She said she believed the memo was genuine, in part because other leaked documents had proved to be bona fide.
information
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Civil servants who leak information are criticised by politicians for a breach of trust.
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The suggestion is that MI5 officers may be leaking some of the information .
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He added that the penalties against leaking confidential information were severe.
news
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The news leaked out last weekend, and pressure has mounted on the justice minister, Oliviero Diliberto, to investigate.
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A few crumbs of news leaked through.
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A few will leave during the day. News may later leak out that they were spies.
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No sooner had the news leaked out than my telephone started ringing.
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They were getting worried that news was leaking out.
report
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It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report .
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In fact, she was referring only to his denials of having leaked the report .
roof
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To add insult to injury the roof leaked .
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The roof leaked , and the front porch was falling off.
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The roof leaks dreadfully so you can not move for falling over old galvanized buckets of rainwater.
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The build-up of ice on roofs is also creating leaks that threaten internal wiring and pose a fire hazard.
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And he had water, as well, since the thatch roof was leaking badly in several places.
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This house has a roof that leaks .
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Porous state My slate roof is leaking through general wear.
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The roofs leaked , the grass died, and the fences were torn down.
water
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He saw the weird underworld life for himself, and heard the horrible drip of water leaking through.
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Six minutes later more water started leaking through the top right-hand corner of another window.
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I hurried up to the loft, hoping the water tank wasn't leaking , but it wasn't.
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And when the soles got so thin that water would leak in, Kresge would line his shoes with old newspapers.
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An agitated businessman at the other end of the line complained that a water pipe was leaking in his hotel room.
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The problem-solving sessions began to generate ideas for fixing problems such as water leaks and glass breakage.
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It would have been perfect if half a gallon of water had not leaked into my rolled-up sleeping-bag.
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Great pale splotches appeared on the once-shining parquet floor where water had leaked in and stood in puddles.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A man was charged today with leaking official secrets.
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I think the fuel tank is leaking.
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Information on the merger had been leaked to the press.
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Someone at the Pentagon leaked a letter from the Secretary of Defense.
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The Congressman was furious that the report had been leaked.
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The contents of the fax were leaked to the press
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The roof always leaks when it rains.
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They found the pipe that was leaking chlorine.
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Water was leaking from a pipe in the bathroom.
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Yoghurt had leaked out of the pot all over my lunchbox.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But once the adrenalin spurts back into your system it will not gently leak away.
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Is it doing anything strange, such as leaking, making noises or not keeping water as hot as it used to?
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Its Woosterish appearance conceals some white-hot technology, such as an airtight ink-chamber which is guaranteed not to leak in an aircraft cabin.
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The Ecuadorean tanker Jessica started leaking diesel oil after running aground last week.
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The roof leaked, and the front porch was falling off.
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Then a buttery glow leaking from horizon to horizon, flooding the mesas and outcrop rock of the high desert.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
radioactive
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The transporters are designed to withstand accidents and until recently the Govenrment ruled out any possibility of a radioactive leak .
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The events included radioactive leaks , unplanned shutdowns and component failures, as well as vandalism, drug abuse and unauthorized use of firearms.
■ NOUN
gas
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Vote paves way, page 2 News in brief: Ferries held up by gas leak .
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Forcing independent gas suppliers to respond to gas leaks reported to them.
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The victim was slumped over a freezer where he had been searching for a gas leak .
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But firemen confirmed the blast at 3.42am was caused by a gas leak from a water heater.
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The first reactor was closed down for repairs earlier this year after a gas leak .
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Delicate arrangements are required to maintain the controlled gas leak and these are prone to wear and maintenance problems.
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That was the occasion when a gas leak caused an explosion which wrecked an entire tenement.
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But responding to Nathan Bryce's flirting was about as wise as striking matches to find a gas leak .
oil
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His immediate reaction was that there was an oil leak .
radiation
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The council has put an emergency radiation leak plan on its website which reads like a throwback to the Cold War.
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They stressed, however, that there had been no radiation leak at the plant, which is of the Chernobyl type.
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They did not cause any radiation leaks and posed no danger to the environment.
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In all, 1.3 million people have been registered as suffering from diseases related to the radiation leak .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
spring a leak
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An old galvanised iron cistern is liable to spring a leak eventually.
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If it is partly submerged, it has sprung a leak and filled with water.
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If the cooling system sprang a leak pilots had to land and mend the pipe with chewing gum and insulation tape.
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Water supplies to Bristol were threatened in 1990 when the Gloucester Sharpness canal sprang a leak and temporary pipelines had to installed.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A leak was discovered in the cooling system.
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The boat had sprung a leak and it was sinking fast.
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The scandal began with a leak to "The Times".
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The water pressure's right down - there must be a leak in the pipe.
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White House officials are anxious to find the person responsible for the leak .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Decaying steelwork and water leaks have weakened the tunnel structures, and many stations are in need of major refurbishment.
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Forcing independent gas suppliers to respond to gas leaks reported to them.
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I think you know how obsessed George Bush is about leaks.
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People whose roofs have been sound for decades are now looking at major leaks.
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Usually the origin of the leaks and the motives behind them were easy enough to trace.
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Vote paves way, page 2 News in brief: Ferries held up by gas leak .
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Waterproofness: no leaks even during heavy downpours.