LEAK
/liːk/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 9
Definition
- verb tell anonymously.
- verb be leaked.
— synonyms: leak_out
- verb enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure.
- verb have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out.
- noun an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
- noun soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi.
- noun a euphemism for urination.
— synonyms: wetting, making_water, passing_water
- noun the discharge of a fluid from some container.
— synonyms: escape, leakage, outflow
- noun unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information.
— synonyms: news_leak
Examples
- “a leak in a boat”
- “The babies' diapers had big leaks.”
- “The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military.”
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