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LEAK
leak, news leak
(noun) unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
escape, leak, leakage, outflow
(noun) the discharge of a fluid from some container; “they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe”; “he had to clean up the leak”
leak
(noun) an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; “one of the tires developed a leak”
leak, wetting, making water, passing water
(noun) a euphemism for urination; “he had to take a leak”
leak
(noun) soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
leak
(verb) have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; “The container leaked gasoline”; “the roof leaks badly”
leak
(verb) enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure; “Water leaked out of the can into the backpack”; “Gas leaked into the basement”
leak, leak out
(verb) be leaked; “The news leaked out despite his secrecy”
leak
(verb) tell anonymously; “The news were leaked to the paper”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
leak (plural leaks)
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
(computing) The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
(vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
Verb
leak (third-person singular simple present leaks, present participle leaking, simple past and past participle leaked)
(ambitransitive) To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
(intransitive) (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
(ambitransitive) To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
Adjective
leak (comparative more leak, superlative most leak)
(obsolete) Leaky.
Anagrams
• Alek, Kale, Lake, ka le, kale, lake
Proper noun
Leak (plural Leaks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leak is the 6684th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5053 individuals. Leak is most common among Black/African American (57.35%) and White (34.71%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Alek, Kale, Lake, ka le, kale, lake
Source: Wiktionary
Leak, n. Etym: [Akin to D. lek leaky, a leak, G.leck, Icel. lekr leaky, Dan. læk leaky, a leak, Sw. läck; cf. AS. hlec full of cracks or leaky. Cf. Leak, v.]
1. 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. "One leak will sink a ship." Bunyan.
2. The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on the ship's pumps. To spring a leak, to open or crack so as to let in water; to begin to let in water; as, the ship sprung a leak.
Leak, a.
Definition: Leaky. [Obs.] Spenser.
Leak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaking.] Etym: [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen, Icel. leka, Dan. lække, Sw. läcka, AS. leccan to wet, moisten. See Leak, n.]
1. To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks.
2. To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a hole, crevice, etc. ; to pass gradually into, or out of, something; -- usually with in or out. To leak out, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to become public; as, the facts leaked out.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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