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Definition of Leak
1. Verb. Tell anonymously. "The news were leaked to the paper"
Causes: Break, Get Around, Get Out
Derivative terms: Leaker
2. Noun. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape. "One of the tires developed a leak"
3. Verb. Be leaked. "The news leaked out despite his secrecy"
4. Noun. Soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi.
5. Verb. Enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure. "Gas leaked into the basement"
6. Noun. A euphemism for urination. "He had to take a leak"
Language type: Euphemism
Generic synonyms: Micturition, Urination
Derivative terms: Leaky
7. Verb. Have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out. "The roof leaks badly"
Entails: Break, Bust, Fall Apart, Wear, Wear Out
Derivative terms: Leakage
8. Noun. The discharge of a fluid from some container. "He had to clean up the leak"
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Outpouring, Run
Derivative terms: Escape, Leaky
9. Noun. Unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information.
Definition of Leak
1. n. A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe.
2. a. Leaky.
3. v. i. To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks.
4. n. A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.
Definition of Leak
1. Noun. A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. ¹
2. Noun. The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture. ¹
3. Noun. A divulgation, or disclosure, of information held secret util then. ¹
4. Noun. The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurred. ¹
5. Verb. To allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed. ¹
6. Verb. To reveal secret information. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leak
1. to permit the escape of something through a breach or flaw [v -ED, -ING, -S]