Allow and Leak

Allow

Allow verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Usage example: I'll allow I probably said more than I should have

Leak and allow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leak" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Leak

Leak verb - Enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure.

Allow and leak are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Leak".

Nearby Words: leakage, leaked, leaking, leaky, leaker

Common collocations

power allow power leak power
sort allow sort leak sort
number allow number leak number
magic allow magic leak magic
Other words: points, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Epic Fail / Western Animation In "Days of Wine and D'ohses", Homer crudely creates an alternate gas main in order to allow him to do pyrotechnics with a tiki idol that he got as a result of rummaging through garbage, resulting in a massive gas leak in the kitchen.
  • When Jiraiya wants to alter the seal to allow more of the Kyuubi's chakra leak through.
  • It can also be used to allow someone to leak confidential information without technically violating confidentiality (such as a lawyer or doctor constrained by attorney-client/doctor-patient privilege).
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