I.
noun
1 small hole/crack
VERB + LEAK
▪ have
▪
The boat had a small ~.
▪ develop , spring
▪
The pipe has sprung a ~.
▪ plug , stop
▪
I managed to plug the ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
a ~ in the roof
2 when gas/liquid escapes
ADJECTIVE
▪ major , serious
▪ minor , small
▪ slow
▪ air , fuel , gas , oil , radiation , water
▪ plumbing ( AmE )
VERB + LEAK
▪ cause
▪
The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a ~ of radioactivity yesterday.
▪ detect , discover , find , locate , notice
▪
Fortunately, we discovered the ~ in time.
▪ fix , repair , stop
▪
The plumber fixed the ~.
▪ prevent
▪
steps that can be taken to prevent gas ~s in the future
LEAK + VERB
▪ happen , occur
▪ come from sth
▪
If you have no idea where the gas ~ is coming from, it is always best to turn the complete system off.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
Pollution inspectors were called to a ~ from a chemical factory.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of dangerous chemicals
3 giving away information
ADJECTIVE
▪ security
▪ serious
▪
serious ~s of US intelligence
▪ alleged
▪
an alleged ~ of a CIA employee's name to the media
LEAK + VERB
▪ come from sth
▪
The ~ could only have come from one source.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
▪
a security ~ about a number of suspicious deaths among civil servants
▪ ~ from
▪
a ~ from the prime minister's office
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of confidential material
▪ ~ to
▪
a ~ to the American authorities
PHRASES
▪ the source of a ~
▪
The organization's press secretary is thought to be the source of the ~.
II.
verb
1 allow sth to get out through a hole
ADVERB
▪ badly
▪
The house was old and the roof ~ed badly.
▪ slightly
2 tell sb about sth
ADVERB
▪ carefully , deliberately
▪ widely
▪
The document had been widely ~ed.
▪ allegedly
▪ illegally
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
confidential information that has been ~ed from the BBC
▪ to
▪
The report was ~ed to the press.
Leak is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ faucet , ↑ pipe , ↑ radiation , ↑ radiator , ↑ roof , ↑ tap , ↑ word
Leak is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ document , ↑ identity , ↑ information , ↑ memo , ↑ news , ↑ report