leaky

«leaky» in Mova's school dictionary: Leaky describes something with a hole or crack that lets… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (leaky, leakier, leakiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Leaky describes something with a hole or crack that lets liquid or gas escape or get in: a leaky tap, a leaky roof. tree →

2) (informal) Leaky can describe a person or group that lets secrets out. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life a leaky tap drips, a leaky boot lets water in, a leaky tent gets everyone wet. In science and maths problems a leaky tank or bucket loses water over time. In news a «leaky» government lets secrets reach the press. Phrases: «a leaky tap», «a leaky roof», «leaky boat».

examples

• The leaky tap dripped all night. tree →
• Put a bucket under the leaky roof. tree →
• My wellies are leaky, so my socks are soaked. tree →
• They rowed across the lake in a leaky old boat. tree →
• A leaky pen left ink all over my pencil case. tree →
• The team was so leaky that the coach's plan reached the other side. tree →

note

From «leak» (noun and verb). Do not confuse «leak» with «leek» (the vegetable). In maths problems: if a leaky tank loses 2 litres an hour, after 5 hours it has lost 10 litres; if it is also being filled, subtract the leak from the filling rate.

In the corpora

• Think of a leaky old house: no single drip brings it down, but many leaks together, year after year, do.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «leaky» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.