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   leak

   /liːk/

   verb

   • 1. (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack: "the roof leaked" Similar seep (out)escapeooze (out)exudedischargeemanateissuedripdribbledrainbleedspillstreamgush (out)spurtspoutsquirtspewjetdischargeexudeemitejectreleasedripdribblepour outsend forthoozeexcretesecrete
   • ▪ (of liquid, gas, etc.) be accidentally lost or admitted through a hole or crack in a container or covering: "water kept leaking in"
   • 2. intentionally disclose (something private or secret): "a report was leaked to the press" Similar disclosedivulgerevealmake knownmake publictellimpartpass onrelatecommunicateexposebroadcastpublishreleaseunveilgive awaybetrayadmitconfesslet slipblurt outbring into the openbring to lightlet oninformal:take the lid offblow wide openblablet the cat out of the bagspill the beansblow the gaff
   • ▪ (of something private or secret) become publicly available: "worrying stories leaked out"

   noun

   • 1. a hole in a container or covering through which contents may accidentally pass: "I checked all of the pipework for leaks" Similar holeopeningpunctureperforationprickcutgashslitnickrentbreakriftcrackcrevicechinkfissureruptureaperture
   • ▪ an instance of leaking: "a gas leak" Similar dischargeleakageleakingoozingseepingseepagedrippercolationescapegushissueflowoutflowemanationtechnical:efflux
   • 2. an intentional disclosure of something secret or private: "one of the employees was responsible for the leak" Similar disclosurerevelationdivulgenceuncoveringadmissionconfessionexposé

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin and related to lack.

   Derivatives

   • 1. leaker noun

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   What does leak mean?

   • LEAK definition: 1. (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container; (of a container) to…. Learn more.

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   Is leak a noun or noun?

   • Leak is also a noun. It's thought a gas leak may have caused the blast. A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through. If a secret document or piece of information leaks or is leaked, someone lets the public know about it.

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   What is a leak in a roof?

   • (lik) n. 1. an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof. 2. an act or instance of leaking. 3. any means of unintended entrance or escape. 4. the loss of electric current from a conductor, usu. resulting from poor insulation.

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   What does it mean if a document is leaked?

   • A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through. If a secret document or piece of information leaks or is leaked, someone lets the public know about it. Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned for leaking a document to the press. [VERB noun + to] He revealed who leaked a confidential police report.

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   What does it mean if a container leaks?

   • If a container leaks, there is a hole or crack in it which lets a substance such as liquid or gas escape. You can also say that a container leaks a substance such as liquid or gas. The roof leaked. [VERB] The gas had apparently leaked from a cylinder. [VERB preposition/adverb] The pool's fiberglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out.

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   What does leken mean in English?

   • Middle English leken, liken, from or akin to Middle Dutch leken; akin to Old English hlec leaky, Old High German zelehhan, Old Norse leka to leak and probably to Old English leccan to moisten, Middle Irish legaid it melts 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a “Leak.”

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   (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container; (of a container) to allow liquid or gas to escape: Water was leaking from the pipe. Oil leaked out of the car. The car leaked oil all over the drive. The tin was leaking. Fewer examples. The kitchen roof is apt to leak when it rains. Make sure the bucket doesn't leak.

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     LEAK meaning: 1. (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole...

   • Znaczenie Leak, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     LEAK definicja: 1. (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a...

   • Traditional

     LEAK translate: 液體或氣體, （液體或氣體）漏，洩漏, 資訊, 洩露，透露（機密資訊）, 液體或氣體,...

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   A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   LEAK definition: 1. If a liquid or gas leaks, it comes out of a hole by accident, and if a container leaks, it…. Learn more.

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   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.