Leak

noun

/liːk/

Word Frequency: 3.4

Definitions

1.nounA crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.

"a leak in a boat"

2.nounThe entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.

"The babies' diapers had big leaks."

3.nounA divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.

"The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military."

4.nounThe person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.

"The press must have learned about the plan through a leak."

5.nounA loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.

6.nounThe gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.

"memory leak"

7.noun(especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.

"I have to take a leak."

8.verbTo allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.

"The faucet has been leaking since last month."

9.verb(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.

"No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room."

10.verbTo disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

"Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon."

11.adjectiveLeaky.