leaking

/ˈliːkɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.

    The faucet has been leaking since last month.
  2. 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. 3

    To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

    Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.

noun

  1. 1

    The act by which something leaks.

  2. 2

    (in the plural) That which leaks out.

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