单词 | leaking |
释义 | leakingn. The action of leak v.; leakage. Also attributive in leaking tub n.,† leaking vessel n. Obsolete leak v. 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid which has been emitted > action or process of leaking > [noun] leak1487 leakagec1503 leaking1611 sipage1825 society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > a disclosure > disclosure of secret information tellinga1325 unsecrecy159. blabbing1596 elimination1601 leaking1611 babblement1825 leakage1863 betrayal1873 dobbing1968 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [noun] > of something confined > of liquid > leaking leakagec1503 leaking1611 leak1896 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > urinal pissing place1440 pissing post1619 leaking tub1673 leaking vessel1673 pissery1693 urinary1836 urinal1851 pissoir1919 pisser1950 urinoir1955 House of Lords1961 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Coulement,..a leaking. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. C As a naile fastned in a sure place from wanzing and leaking out. 1673 J. Dryden Amboyna v. 54 Never any thing of Moment was done at our Counsel Table, without a leaking Tub;..great Consultations require great Drinking, and great Drinking a great leaking Vessel. 1973 Time 16 Apr. 53/2 The leaking and publication of classified information has always been a murky area in criminal law. 1973 Listener 15 Nov. 658/1 There was..some leaking to the Arabs from perhaps two EEC capitals, which had disclosed to them the line the Dutch had been taking in confidential Community discussions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2019). leakingadj. That leaks or lets water in or out; that has a leak or leaks. †Also of weather, showery. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid which has been emitted > action or process of leaking > [adjective] leakingc1420 leakya1616 the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > leaky leakc897 leakingc1420 unstanched1607 leakya1616 untight1622 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [adjective] > let out > leaking leakingc1420 running?c1475 leakya1616 c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 450 When this siment is maad, hit most insinke Vche hole & chene and euery lekyng ston. 1534 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1386/2 Whoso lyke a foole placeth hymselfe in a leakinge shyppe. 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. xi. 35 A loose and light Sand swords slow and thin, yet with rest and lecking sommers it yeelds good Corne. 1611 Bible (King James) Heb. ii. 1 Lest at any time we should let them slip [margin. run out as leaking vessels] . View more context for this quotation 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus iii. 1 Out of a leaking vessell good things are euer running out. c1614 W. Mure tr. Virgil Dido & Æneas i. in Wks. (1898) I. 290 Their leiking seames drink in the floods so fast. 1679 J. Dryden & N. Lee Oedipus ii. 18 All dart at once their baleful influence, In leaking Fire. 1863 A. B. Grosart Small Sins (ed. 2) 36 Leaking timber. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1611adj.c1420 |
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