leak
/liːk/noun
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A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
Example: a leak in a boat
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
Example: The babies' diapers had big leaks.
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
Example: The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military.
The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
Example: The press must have learned about the plan through a leak.
verb
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To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
Example: The faucet has been leaking since last month.
(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
Example: No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room.
To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
Example: Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.
adjective
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Leaky.