leak
noun
- 1
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
“a leak in a boat”
- 2
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
“The babies' diapers had big leaks.”
- 3
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
“The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military.”
- 4
The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
“The press must have learned about the plan through a leak.”
- 5
A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
- 6
The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
“memory leak”
- 7
(especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
“I have to take a leak.”
verb
- 1
To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
“The faucet has been leaking since last month.”
- 2
(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
“No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room.”
- 3
To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
“Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.”
adjective
- 1
Leaky.
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