leak out

English

Verb

leak out (third-person singular simple present leaks out, present participle leaking out, simple past and past participle leaked out)

1. (intransitive) To spill or pour out, because of a leak.

   Water leaked out onto the floor.

2. (intransitive, figurative) To be revealed (especially, of information intended to be kept secret).

   The news of her pregnancy eventually leaked out to the press.

3. (transitive, figurative) To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
   • 2003 October 28, Simson Garfinkel, “Insiders To Blame For Leaked Flicks”, in MIT Technology Review‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-06-07:

     For example, when U2 songs appeared on the Internet before they were pressed onto CDs, it was someone inside the recording studio who leaked them out.

   • 2015 December 13, Logesh Balachandran, quoting Simbu, The Times of India‎^[2], archived from the original on 2015-12-22:

     Someone has invaded my privacy, stolen my song from me and leaked it out on the internet.

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