leak like a sieve

Examples of leaking

leaking

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

She presented 4 weeks after reoperation with fresh haemoptysis and was subsequently found at delayed emergency surgery to have a leaking false aortic aneurysm.
Clearly the crown was trying to limit the amount of information leaking out about the trial.
The reason for this not too infrequent occurrence was traced to leaking nozzle seals or pressure holes or to damage on the flat-plate leading edge.
It seems impossible, however, to prevent all information about the implementation of an abstract type leaking out.
Pieces of the false keel floated to the surface, but the ship was quickly refloated and found not to be leaking.
An oil slick began to spread from the ship, leaking from damaged tanks.
The prosthetic ring is useful in reducing the incidence of central leaking and secondary dilation of the annulus.
The alternative form of treatment involves direct laser treatment of leaking microaneurysms (focal laser).
The needle was held in the incision site for 30 seconds to prevent fluid from leaking out of the eye.
One of the most critical issues for these sources is charge exchange in the extraction gap from neutrals leaking from the plasma chamber.
Some of them were penalized by the local authorities for 'leaking secrets'.
A rubber gasket within the pump was cracked and possibly leaking.
Of that heat flow, around two-thirds is due to radioisotopes in the rigid crust, and this heat is principally leaking out by conduction.
These figures are uncorrected for any photocurrent leaking through an imperfect seal between membrane and pipette.
Dressings should be left in place until wound fluid is leaking from the sides, a period ranging from days to three weeks.
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