leak
leak/lēk/
verb
- (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack."the roof leaked"synonyms: seep (out), escape, ooze (out), exude, discharge, emanate, issue, drip, dribble, drain, bleed, spill, stream, gush (out), spurt, spout, squirt, spew, jet, emit, eject, release, pour out, send forth, ooze, excrete, secrete
- intentionally disclose (something private or secret)."who had a motive to leak the story?"synonyms: disclose, divulge, reveal, make known, make public, tell, impart, pass on, relate, communicate, expose, broadcast, publish, release, unveil, give away, betray, admit, confess, let slip, blurt out, bring into the open, bring to light, let on, take the lid off, blow wide open, blab, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, blow the gaff
noun
- a hole in a container or covering through which contents, especially liquid or gas, may accidentally pass."I checked all of the pipes for leaks"synonyms: hole, opening, puncture, perforation, prick, cut, gash, slit, nick, rent, break, rift, crack, crevice, chink, fissure, rupture, aperture
- an intentional disclosure of something secret or private."one of the employees was responsible for the leak"synonyms: disclosure, revelation, divulgence, uncovering, admission, confession, exposé
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5 days ago · The meaning of LEAK is to enter or escape through an opening usually by a fault or mistake. How to use leak in a sentence.
(of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container, or (of a container) to allow liquid or gas to escape:.
noun · an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof. · an act or instance of leaking.
According to ASTM D7053-17, water leakage is defined as the passage of (liquid) water through a material or system designed to prevent passage of water.
As a verb, leak means to allow light or fluid to escape, or to enter or escape as though through a hole. Light can leak in through the curtains, water can leak ...
LEAK meaning: 1 : to let something (such as a liquid or gas) in or out through a hole in a surface; 2 : to come in or go out through a hole in a surface.
leak · 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If a container leaks, there is a hole or crack in it which lets a substance such as liquid or gas escape. · 2.
Noun edit ... 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, ...
leak · leakleak2 ○○○ noun [countable] · 1 HOLEa small hole that lets liquid or gas flow into or out of something There is a leak in the ceiling. · 2 → a gas ...
Leak definition: To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw.