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Leaking
/ˈliːkɪŋ/
To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
📖 Definitions of "Leaking"
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."
noun
- 1
The act by which something leaks.
- 2
(in the plural) That which leaks out.
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