Leak

Word LEAK
Character 4
Hyphenation leak
Pronunciations /liːk/

Definitions and meanings of "Leak"

What do we mean by leak?

To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw. intransitive verb

To escape or pass through a breach or flaw. intransitive verb

To become publicly known through a breach of secrecy. intransitive verb

To permit (a substance) to escape or pass through a breach or flaw. intransitive verb

To disclose without authorization or official sanction. intransitive verb

A crack or flaw that permits something to escape from or enter a container or conduit. noun

The act or instance of leaking. noun

An amount leaked. noun

An unauthorized or a deliberate disclosure of confidential information. noun

Loss of electric current as a result of faulty insulation. noun

The path or place at which this loss takes place. noun

(take a leak) To urinate. idiom

Leaky.

An aperture by which anything that can flow, especially water or other fluid, passes out of, into, or through anything intended to contain, exclude, or restrain it; a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole that permits the passage of anything intended to be shut in or out: as, a leak in a cask, ship, dam, or dike; to stop or plug a leak. noun

The oozing or passing of a fluid, etc., into, out of, or through anything by an accidental or unintentional aperture or through a permeable medium; leakage. noun

A gutter. noun

To let water or other fluid, or light, etc., out of, into, or through something, by an accidental or unintentional aperture, or through permeable material: as, the eask leaks; the ship is leaking; the roof leaks.

To ooze or pass, as water or other fluid, or anything that can flow, as grain, through an aperture.

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

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

A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.

The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.

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

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

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

Synonyms and Antonyms for Leak

The word "leak" in example sentences

Let the word leak out that you knew there was a chance he went missing but refused to say anything. ❋ John Gilstrap (2003)

This way you can find out where the other leak is and get it all fixed prior to putting in your new cabinets. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While you were cool enough to let fans in on your thoughts & cool designs with your Blog - giving them valuable insight to the creative process - the only person to blame for the leak is yourself. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The best chance at stopping the leak is a relief well, which is at least two months from completion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

From what I can tell, the primary significance of the leak is the act itself: the sheer comeuppance of it. ❋ Robert Koehler (2010)

Trying to explain why it was a leak is the task at hand. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He said he would not comment because the leak is the focus of a federal criminal investigation. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I agree with Judd that the leak is an inoculation for chaney. ❋ Unknown (2005)

This leak is an embarrassment for the National Academy of Sciences. posted by Eric 9: 06 AM | ❋ Unknown (2003)

J.K. Rowling claims the previous title leak for the next Harry Potter was placed by a hacker, and reveals the ‘real’ title. ❋ Unknown (2004)

If you get that casing set and you get what we call a leak off test where you basically just pressure up your mud system to find out how much mud rate your can hold, if you get lucky and get and 18.5 or 19 pound leak off test on that second string then you can drill maybe all the way to the bottom with that sort of a casing design. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That kind of leak is breaking the rules, and that's a bad thing. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The latest "leak" is that US and UK troops will cut troop deployments in Iraq by 1/2 by mid-2006. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Once, my sister Robin actually cried for an entire day when one of her friends let the word leak out that Robin thought Ryan Howe’s dimples were really, really cute. ❋ Lin Oliver (2010)

Meaning they don’t want any cop shooting him, or even letting his name leak to the press. ❋ Thomas Greanias (2008)

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