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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.
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.
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.
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. noun. /liːk/. /liːk/. Idioms. a small hole that lets liquid or gas flow in or out of something by accident. a leak in the roof. a leak in the gas pipe. Collocations Decorating and home improvement.
A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through.
