Main Entry: ¹leak

Pronunciation: \ˈlēk\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English leken, liken, from or akin to Middle Dutch leken; akin to Old English hlec leaky, Old High German zelehhan, Old Norse leka to leak and probably to Old English leccan to moisten, Middle Irish legaid it melts

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb 1 a : to enter or escape through an opening usually by a fault or mistake <fumes leak in> b : to let a substance or light in or out through an opening
2 a : to become known despite efforts at concealment <confidential information leaked out> b : to be the source of an information leaktransitive verb 1 : to permit to enter or escape through or as if through a leak
2 : to give out (information) surreptitiously <leaked the story to the press>

— leak·er \ˈlē-kər\ noun