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Meaning of 'leak' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Leak [ a.]
- Leaky.
2 . Leak [ n.]
- To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks.
- To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a hole, crevice, etc. ; to pass gradually into, or out of, something; -- usually with in or out.
3 . Leak [ v.]
- 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.
- The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on the ship's pumps.

Meaning of 'leak' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . leak [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
Example in sentence:
  • he had to clean up the leak;
  • they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe
Meaning (2):
- a euphemism for urination
Example in sentence:
  • he had to take a leak
Meaning (3):
- an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
Example in sentence:
  • one of the tires developed a leak
4 . leak [ v]
Meaning (4):
- enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
Example in sentence:
  • Gas leaked into the basement;
  • Water leaked out of the can into the backpack
Meaning (5):
- have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
Example in sentence:
  • The container leaked gasoline;
  • the roof leaks badly
Meaning (6):
- be leaked
Example in sentence:
  • The news leaked out despite his secrecy
Meaning (7):
- tell anonymously
Example in sentence:
  • The news were leaked to the paper

Nearby Words:

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