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leak

(l/i/k )

an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape(noun.object)

Example:
One of the tires developed a leak.

source: wordnet30
soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi(noun.state)

source: wordnet30
a euphemism for urination(noun.process)

Example:
He had to take a leak.

Synonym:
making water, passing water, wetting

source: wordnet30
the discharge of a fluid from some container(noun.event)

Example:
He had to clean up the leak.

Synonym:
escape, leakage, outflow

source: wordnet30
unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information(noun.communication)

Synonym:
news leak

source: wordnet30
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe.(noun)

source: webster1913
A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.(noun)

source: webster1913

tell anonymously(verb.communication)

Example:
The news were leaked to the paper.

source: wordnet30
be leaked(verb.communication)

Example:
The news leaked out despite his secrecy.

Synonym:
leak out

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enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure(verb.change)

Example:
Water leaked out of the can into the backpack.
Gas leaked into the basement.

source: wordnet30
have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out(verb.change)

Example:
The container leaked gasoline.
The roof leaks badly.

source: wordnet30
To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks.(verb)

source: webster1913