leaked; leaking; leaks
Definition of leak
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : 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
The roof was leaking.
2a : to become known despite efforts at concealment
confidential information leaked out
b : to be the source of an information leak
1 : to permit to enter or escape through or as if through a leak
The roof leaks water.
2 : to give out (information) surreptitiously
leaked the story to the press
leak
nounDefinition of leak (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : a crack or hole that usually by mistake admits or lets escape
b : something that permits the admission or escape of something else usually with prejudicial effect
2 : the act, process, or an instance of leaking
3 sometimes vulgar : an act of urinating
—used especially in the phrase take a leak
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The first known use of leak was in the 14th century
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