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रिसाव — meaning in English

risāv

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English meaning

  • drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
  • leak noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
  • leakage noun The escape of liquid, gas, or electric current through an unwanted gap.
  • secretion noun A substance released by a gland, cell, or organism, or the process of releasing it.

Senses

रिसाव is used for these senses in English:

  • drain to lose liquid
  • leakage act of leaking
  • leak (of a fluid or gas) to pass through an opening that should be sealed
  • secretion act of secreting

drain — full definition

  1. noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
  2. verb To cause liquid to flow away, or for liquid to flow away, from something.
  3. verb To gradually use up someone's energy, money, or resources.
  4. noun Something that steadily consumes resources without giving anything back.

leak — full definition

  1. noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
  2. noun The unauthorized release of secret or private information.
  3. verb To let liquid or gas escape through an opening, or to escape that way.
  4. verb To reveal secret information to the public, usually without permission.

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