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- Dictionaryleak/liːk/
verb
- 1. (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack: "the roof leaked" Similar
- 2. intentionally disclose (something private or secret): "a report was leaked to the press" Similar
noun
- 1. a hole in a container or covering through which contents may accidentally pass: "I checked all of the pipework for leaks" Similar
- 2. an intentional disclosure of something secret or private: "one of the employees was responsible for the leak" Similar
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LEAK definition: 1. (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container; (of a container) to…. Learn more.
1. a. : 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 urinatingused especially in the phrase take a leak.
Leak definition: an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes. See examples of LEAK used in a sentence.
A leak is a crack, hole, or other gap that a substance such as a liquid or gas can pass through. ...a leak in the radiator. [ + in] In May engineers found a leak in a hydrogen fuel line. [ + in] Synonyms: hole, opening, crack, puncture More Synonyms of leak. 3. verb.
A leak involves the release of something. It can be a behind-someone’s-back leak of sensitive information, a leak from a milk carton, or a leak in the roof that lets rain water drip in. As a verb, leak means to allow light or fluid to escape, or to enter or escape as though through a hole.
Definition of leak verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw: rusted pipes that were beginning to leak; a boat leaking at the seams. 2. To escape or pass through a breach or flaw: helium leaking slowly from the balloon. 3. To become publicly known through a breach of secrecy: The news has leaked. v.tr. 1.
LEAK definition: 1. If a liquid or gas leaks, it comes out of a hole by accident, and if a container leaks, it…. Learn more.
Leak definition, an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof. See more.
leak. noun. /liːk/. /liːk/. Idioms. a small hole that lets liquid or gas flow in or out of something by accident. a leak in the roof. a leak in the gas pipe. Collocations Decorating and home improvement.
