leak
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Middle English leken from Old Norse leka "to leak, drip" or Middle Dutch leken "to leak, drip", both from Proto-Germanic *lek- (“‘deficiency’”). Akin to Old English leccan "to water", Old High German lecchen "to become dry". More at leach, lake
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leak (plural leaks)
- 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.
- The leak gained on the ship's pumps.
- The person through whom information, especially secret information, escapes.
- The press must have learned about the plan through a leak.
[edit] Translations
hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape
entrance or escape of a fluid
person through whom information escapes
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[edit] Verb
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to leak (third-person singular simple present leaks, present participle leaking, simple past and past participle leaked)
- To allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed.
- The faucet has been leaking since last month.
- To reveal secret information.
- Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.
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to allow fluid to escape or enter
to reveal secret information
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