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leak

 
Noun leak has 5 senses
  1. leak - an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a leak"
    --1 is a kind of
    hole
    Derived forms: verb leak4, verb leak3
  2. leak - soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
    --2 is a kind of
    soft rot
  3. leak, wetting, making water, passing water - a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak"
    --3 is a kind of micturition, urination
  4. escape, leak, leakage, outflow - 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"
    --4 is a kind of discharge, outpouring, run
    Derived forms: verb leak3, verb leak4
  5. leak, news leak - unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
    --5 is a kind of disclosure, revelation, revealing
    Derived forms: verb leak2, verb leak1
Verb leak has 4 senses
  1. leak - tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper"
    --1 is one way to
    disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
    Derived forms: noun leak5, noun leaker1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody something
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
  2. leak, leak out - be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy"
    --2 is one way to break, get out, get around
    Derived forms: noun leak5, noun leaker1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  3. leak - 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"
    --3 is one way to
    issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
    Derived forms: noun leak4, noun leak1, noun leakage1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  4. leak - have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"
    Derived forms: noun leak1, noun leak4, noun leakage1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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