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leak
noun
1
a an unwanted crack or hole in a container, pipe, etc where liquid or gas can pass in or out;
b the act or fact of liquid or gas escaping in this way;
c liquid or gas which has escaped in this way.
2 a a revelation of secret information, especially when unauthorized or apparently unauthorized;
b information revealed in this way;
c someone who reveals information in this way.
3 (usu in take a leak) slang an act of urinating.
4 a loss of electricity from a conductor, etc, usually because of faulty insulation.
verb (leaked , leaking )
1 intr
a said of liquid, gas, etc: to pass accidentally in or out of an unwanted crack or hole;
b to allow (liquid, gas, etc) to pass accidentally in or out.
2 a to reveal (secret information) without authorization, or apparently so;
b intr (often leak out) said of secret information: to become known.
[15c in the form leken : from Norse leka ]
leaking noun , adjective .
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