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leak

/ leak /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
Type of:
disclosure revelation revealing
Derived:
leak out
noun Sense 2
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
"one of the tires developed a leak"
Type of:
hole
noun Sense 3
a euphemism for urination
"he had to take a leak"
Type of:
micturition urination
noun Sense 4
soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
Type of:
soft rot
verb Sense 5
have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
"The container leaked gasoline"
"the roof leaks badly"
Kinds of:
bilge take in water
Derived:
escape leakage outflow
Entails:
break wear wear out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 6
enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
"Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"
"Gas leaked into the basement"
Type of:
issue emerge come out
Derived:
escape leakage outflow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 7
be leaked
"The news leaked out despite his secrecy"
Type of:
break get out get around
Derived:
news leak leaker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 8
tell anonymously
"The news were leaked to the paper"
Type of:
disclose let on bring out
Derived:
news leak leaker
Causes:
break get out get around
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
noun Sense 9
the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container
"they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"
"he had to clean up the leak"
Type of:
discharge outpouring run
Derived:
escape
Semantic Complexity
86%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

disclosure revelation revealing hole micturition urination soft rot bilge take in water issue emerge come out