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leak like a sieve

leak like a sieve verb: to be very leaky.

Verb

leak like a sieve (third-person singular simple present leaks like a sieve, present participle leaking like a sieve, simple past and past participle leaked like a sieve)

  1. (informal, simile) To be very leaky.

Forms of leak like a sieve

third-person singular presentleaks like a sieve
present participleleaking like a sieve
past participleleaked like a sieve
pastleaked like a sieve

Questions about leak like a sieve

What does leak like a sieve mean?
Leak like a sieve means to be very leaky.
What part of speech is leak like a sieve?
Leak like a sieve is a verb.
What is the past tense of leak like a sieve?
The past tense of leak like a sieve is leaked like a sieve.

Words near leak like a sieve in the dictionary

  1. Leahey
  2. Leaheys
  3. Leahy
  4. Leahys
  5. leak
  6. leak like a sieve
  7. leak out
  8. leak-proof
  9. leakable
  10. leakage
  11. leakage current

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