Leak and Run

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Leak noun - The discharge of a fluid from some container.

Usage example: he had to clean up the leak

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Run is a synonym for leak in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Run" instead the word "Leak" as a verb or a noun.

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

Run noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.

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Leak is a synonym for run in flow topic. Sometimes you can use "Leak" instead a verb "Run", if it concerns topics such as roll, flowingly.

Nearby Word: running

long	long leak	long run
free	free leak	free run
true	true leak	true run
small	small leak	small run
Other adjectives: actual, real, big, serious, bad, disastrous, white, new, recent, planned.

Walking under a water leak will cause a gush of water to momentarily run down the screen as if it were a camera.

Source: Interface Screw
When the (melting) butter starts to run down his face in front of Aunt Sally, she starts screaming that he has brain fever, and it's causing his brains to leak out.

Source: Brain Fever
The Handler: Barry Michaels, who helped to run SPOOKS, and who recruits both Elaine and Jack to help hunt down the leak.

Source: Literature / Halting State

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