leak |
bleed |
Related terms |
Leak is a related term of bleed.
As nouns the difference between leak and bleed
is that
leak is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape while
bleed is an incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.
As verbs the difference between leak and bleed
is that
leak is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed while
bleed is (of an animal) to lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
As an adjective leak
is (obsolete) leaky.
leak |
ebb |
Synonyms |
Leak is a synonym of ebb.
As nouns the difference between leak and ebb
is that
leak is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape while
ebb is the receding movement of the tide.
As verbs the difference between leak and ebb
is that
leak is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed while
ebb is to flow back or recede.
As adjectives the difference between leak and ebb
is that
leak is (obsolete) leaky while
ebb is low, shallow.
leak |
orifice |
Synonyms |
As nouns the difference between leak and orifice
is that
leak is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape while
orifice is a mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as.
As a verb leak
is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed.
As an adjective leak
is leaky.
leak |
cleft |
Synonyms |
Leak is a synonym of cleft.
As nouns the difference between leak and cleft
is that
leak is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape while
cleft is an opening, fissure, or v-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
As verbs the difference between leak and cleft
is that
leak is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed while
cleft is (
cleave).
As an adjective leak
is (obsolete) leaky.
leak |
gash |
Synonyms |
As nouns the difference between leak and gash
is that
leak is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape while
gash is a deep cut.
As verbs the difference between leak and gash
is that
leak is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed while
gash is to make a deep, long cut, to slash.
As an adjective leak
is leaky.
leak |
fault |
Synonyms |
Leak is a synonym of fault.
In computing|lang=en terms the difference between leak and fault
is that
leak is (computing) the gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions while
fault is (computing) to undergo a page fault.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between leak and fault
is that
leak is (obsolete) leaky while
fault is (obsolete) want; lack.
As nouns the difference between leak and fault
is that
leak is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape while
fault is a defect; something that detracts from perfection.
As verbs the difference between leak and fault
is that
leak is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed while
fault is to criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
As an adjective leak
is (obsolete) leaky.
leak |
gost |
As nouns the difference between leak and gost
is that
leak is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape while
gost is obsolete form of lang=en|ghost.
As a verb leak
is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed.
As an adjective leak
is leaky.
leak |
excude |
As verbs the difference between leak and excude
is that
leak is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed while
excude is .
As a noun leak
is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
As an adjective leak
is (obsolete) leaky.
oilspill |
leak |
As a noun leak is
a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
As a verb leak is
to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed.
As an adjective leak is
(obsolete) leaky.
leak |
slick |
As nouns the difference between leak and slick
is that
leak is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape while
slick is a covering of liquid, particularly oil.
As verbs the difference between leak and slick
is that
leak is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed while
slick is to make slick.
As adjectives the difference between leak and slick
is that
leak is leaky while
slick is slippery due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
As a proper noun Slick is
a term of address, generally applied to males, possibly including strangers, implying that the person addressed is slick in the sense of "sophisticated", but often used sarcastically.
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