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Collocations for leak - noun

1. small hole/crack

VERB + leak

have
The boat had a small leak.
develop, spring
The pipe has sprung a leak.
plug, stop
I managed to plug the leak.

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PREPOSITION

leak in
a leak in the roof

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2. when gas/liquid escapes

ADJECTIVE

major, serious
minor, small
slow
air, fuel, gas, oil, radiation, water
plumbing (AmE)

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VERB + leak

cause
The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday.
detect, discover, find, locate, notice
Fortunately, we discovered the leak in time.
fix, repair, stop
The plumber fixed the leak.
prevent
steps that can be taken to prevent gas leaks in the future

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leak + VERB

happen, occur
come from sth
If you have no idea where the gas leak is coming from, it is always best to turn the complete system off.

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PREPOSITION

leak from
Pollution inspectors were called to a leak from a chemical factory.
leak of
a leak of dangerous chemicals

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3. giving away information

ADJECTIVE

security
serious
serious leaks of US intelligence
alleged
an alleged leak of a CIA employee's name to the media

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leak + VERB

come from sth
The leak could only have come from one source.

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PREPOSITION

leak about
a security leak about a number of suspicious deaths among civil servants
leak from
a leak from the prime minister's office
leak of
a leak of confidential material
leak to
a leak to the American authorities

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PHRASES

the source of a leak
The organization's press secretary is thought to be the source of the leak.

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Collocations for leak - verb

1. allow sth to get out through a hole

ADVERB

badly
The house was old and the roof leaked badly.
slightly

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2. tell sb about sth

ADVERB

carefully, deliberately
widely
The document had been widely leaked.
allegedly
illegally

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PREPOSITION

from
confidential information that has been leaked from the BBC
to
The report was leaked to the press.

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Leak is used with these nouns as the subject:
faucet, pipe, radiation, radiator, roof, tap, word

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Leak is used with these nouns as the object:
document, identity, information, memo, news, report

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