spring a leak

verb

To begin to leak.

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Meanings

verbspring 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)

present singular third person springs a leak · participle present springing a leak · past sprang a leak · participle past sprung a leak

  1. To begin to leak.
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APA

spring a leak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20a%20leak

MLA

“spring a leak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20a%20leak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring a leak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20a%20leak.

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