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spring a leak

spring a leak verb: to begin to leak.

Verb

spring a leak (third-person singular simple present springs a leak, present participle springing a leak, simple past sprang a leak, past participle sprung a leak)

  1. To begin to leak.

Forms of spring a leak

third-person singular presentsprings a leak
present participlespringing a leak
pastsprang a leak
past participlesprung a leak

Questions about spring a leak

What does spring a leak mean?
Spring a leak means to begin to leak.
What part of speech is spring a leak?
Spring a leak is a verb.
What is the past tense of spring a leak?
The past tense of spring a leak is sprang a leak.

Words near spring a leak in the dictionary

  1. sprigtail
  2. sprigtails
  3. Sprincon
  4. spring
  5. spring a butt
  6. spring a leak
  7. spring ahead, fall behind
  8. Spring and Autumn
  9. spring avens
  10. spring back
  11. spring balance

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