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- Dictionaryleak/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
- 2. intentionally disclose (something private or secret): "a report was leaked to the press" Similar
noun
- 1. a hole in a container or covering through which contents may accidentally pass: "I checked all of the pipework for leaks" Similar
- 2. an intentional disclosure of something secret or private: "one of the employees was responsible for the leak" Similar
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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.
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.
A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through.
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.
leak noun [C] (LIQUID/GAS) B2. a hole or crack through which a liquid or gas can flow out of a container, or the liquid or gas that comes out: There's water on the floor - we must have a leak. If you suspect a gas leak, phone the emergency number.
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.
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.
LEAK meaning: 1 : to let something (such as a liquid or gas) in or out through a hole in a surface; 2 : to come in or go out through a hole in a surface
LEAK meaning: 1. If a liquid or gas leaks, it comes out of a hole by accident, and if a container leaks, it…. Learn more.
to let (liquid, gas, light, etc.) enter or escape: This camera leaks light. to allow to become known, as information given out covertly: to leak the news of the ambassador's visit.
