Difference between revisions of "leak"

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===Verb===
 
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# Make someting get hole come begin allow wetin dey inside dey comot small small.
 
# Make someting get hole come begin allow wetin dey inside dey comot small small.
#:*{{ux|dv|'''Less di tube as di tyre sef don dey '''leak'''.|(Egbokhare_2021. Release the air in the tube because the tyre itself already has a puncture.)}}
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#:*{{ux|dv|Less di tube as di tyre sef don dey '''leak'''.|(Egbokhare_2021. Release the air in the tube because the tyre itself already has a puncture.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|I beg tell am sey di bucket dey '''leak'''. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Please tell him the bucket is leaking.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|I beg tell am sey di bucket dey '''leak'''. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Please tell him the bucket is leaking.)}}
 
# Make people know wetin suppose be secret.
 
# Make people know wetin suppose be secret.

Revision as of 16:28, 21 June 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: English leak

Pronunciation

  • lîk



Verb

  1. Make someting get hole come begin allow wetin dey inside dey comot small small.
    • Less di tube as di tyre sef don dey leak.  — (Egbokhare_2021. Release the air in the tube because the tyre itself already has a puncture.)
    • I beg tell am sey di bucket dey leak.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Please tell him the bucket is leaking.)
  2. Make people know wetin suppose be secret.
    • Even when de say ehn question leak, who dey leak am?  — (NST_cleaned__9761. Even when exam questions leak, who is responsible?)
    • Police cancel exams sake of say dis papers leak.  — (bbc__82328. The police cancelled the exam because the papers leaked.)


Synonyms

Translations

  • English: Deflate, expose