Leaky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases

used informally; unable to retain urine

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈiːki/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈiːki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈiːki/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈiːki/.

Examples

a leaky roof
a leaky defense system

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blabbermouthed tattling talebearing

Antonyms

tight

Parts of Speech

adjective	permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases “a leaky roof”
adjective	used informally; unable to retain urine
adjective	prone to communicate confidential information

Word Forms

leak	noun	the discharge of a fluid from some container
leakiness	noun	the condition of permitting leaks or leakage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

undicht

den unerwünschten Durchtritt von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen ermöglichen

🇫🇷French

qui fuit

permettant le passage indésirable de fluides ou de gaz

🇪🇸Spanish

agujereado

Permitir el paso no deseado de fluidos o gases.

🇮🇹Italian

che perde

permettendo il passaggio indesiderato di fluidi o gas

🇳🇱Dutch

lek

waardoor de ongewenste doorgang van vloeistoffen of gassen mogelijk wordt gemaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

vazando

permitindo a passagem indesejada de fluidos ou gases

🇷🇺Russian

дырявый

допуская нежелательное прохождение жидкостей или газов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टपका हुआ

तरल पदार्थ या गैसों के अवांछित मार्ग को अनुमति देना

🇧🇩Bengali

ফুটো

তরল বা গ্যাসের অবাঞ্ছিত উত্তরণের অনুমতি দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவு

திரவங்கள் அல்லது வாயுக்களின் தேவையற்ற பாதையை அனுமதிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కారుతున్న

ద్రవాలు లేదా వాయువుల అవాంఛిత ప్రకరణాన్ని అనుమతించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

गळती

द्रव किंवा वायूंच्या अवांछित मार्गास परवानगी देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લીક

પ્રવાહી અથવા વાયુઓના અનિચ્છનીય માર્ગને મંજૂરી આપવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋರುವ

ದ್ರವಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಅನಿಲಗಳ ಅನಪೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಅಂಗೀಕಾರವನ್ನು ಅನುಮತಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചോർന്നൊലിക്കുന്ന

ദ്രാവകങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വാതകങ്ങൾ അനാവശ്യമായ കടന്നുപോകാൻ അനുവദിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੀਕ

ਤਰਲ ਜਾਂ ਗੈਸਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਣਚਾਹੇ ਲੰਘਣ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਦੇਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

رساو

سیالوں یا گیسوں کے ناپسندیدہ گزرنے کی اجازت دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漏水的

允许不必要的液体或气体通过

🇯🇵Japanese

漏れやすい

液体やガスの望ましくない通過を許可する

🇰🇷Korean

새는

원하지 않는 유체나 가스의 통과를 허용하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rò rỉ

cho phép chất lỏng hoặc khí đi qua không mong muốn

🇹🇭Thai

รั่ว

อนุญาตให้ของเหลวหรือก๊าซผ่านโดยไม่ต้องการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bocor

memungkinkan lewatnya cairan atau gas yang tidak diinginkan

🇵🇭Filipino

tumutulo

pinahihintulutan ang hindi gustong pagpasa ng mga likido o gas

🇲🇾Malay

bocor

membenarkan laluan bendalir atau gas yang tidak diingini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

راشح

السماح بمرور السوائل أو الغازات غير المرغوب فيها

🇮🇷Persian

نشتی

اجازه عبور ناخواسته سیالات یا گازها را می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

sızdıran

sıvıların veya gazların istenmeyen geçişine izin vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

דולף

המאפשר מעבר לא רצוי של נוזלים או גזים

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