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Noun
S:
(n)
leak
(an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape)
"one of the tires developed a leak"
S:
(n)
leak
(soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi)
S:
(n)
leak
,
wetting
,
making water
,
passing water
(a euphemism for urination)
"he had to take a leak"
S:
(n)
escape
,
leak
,
leakage
,
outflow
(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"
S:
(n)
leak
,
news leak
(unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information)
Verb
S:
(v)
leak
(tell anonymously)
"The news were leaked to the paper"
S:
(v)
leak
,
leak out
(be leaked)
"The news leaked out despite his secrecy"
S:
(v)
leak
(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"
S:
(v)
leak
(have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out)
"The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"