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- DictionaryLeak/lēk/
verb
- 1. (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack: "the roof leaked"
- 2. intentionally disclose (something private or secret): "who had a motive to leak the story?"
noun
- 1. 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"
- 2. an intentional disclosure of something secret or private: "one of the employees was responsible for the leak"
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.
A leak involves the release of something. It can be a behind-someone’s-back leak of sensitive information, a leak from a milk carton, or a leak in the roof that lets rain water drip in. As a verb, leak means to allow light or fluid to escape, or to enter or escape as though through a hole.
Leak definition: an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes. See examples of LEAK used in a sentence.
an opening through which liquid or gas can escape from a pipe or container, or the liquid or gas that escapes: fuel / gas / oil leaks. the act of allowing secret information to become publicly known: The leak of the top-secret discussions will be a huge embarrassment to the company.
1. To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw: rusted pipes that were beginning to leak; a boat leaking at the seams. 2. To escape or pass through a breach or flaw: helium leaking slowly from the balloon. 3. To become publicly known through a breach of secrecy: The news has leaked. v.tr. 1.
leak noun [C] (LIQUID/GAS) B2. a hole or crack through which a liquid or gas can flow out of a container, or the liquid or gas that comes out: There's water on the floor - we must have a leak. If you suspect a gas leak, phone the emergency number.
A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through.
A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through.
Definition of leak verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Leak definition, an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof. See more.
