Leak
/liːk/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters
Definition of Leak
noun
- A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
"a leak in a boat"
- The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
"The babies' diapers had big leaks."
- A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
"The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military."
- The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
"The press must have learned about the plan through a leak."
- A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
verb
- To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
"The faucet has been leaking since last month."
- (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."
- To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
"Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon."
adjective
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