leak

B2
Pronunciation
/liːk/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.

Example Sentences
  • a leak in a boat
2 Definition

The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.

Example Sentences
  • The babies' diapers had big leaks.
3 Definition

A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.

Example Sentences
  • The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military.
4 Definition

The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.

Example Sentences
  • The press must have learned about the plan through a leak.
5 Definition

A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.

6 Definition

The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.

Example Sentences
  • memory leak
7 Definition

(especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.

Example Sentences
  • I have to take a leak.
Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.

Example Sentences
  • The faucet has been leaking since last month.
2 Definition

(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.

Example Sentences
  • No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room.
3 Definition

To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

Example Sentences
  • Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.
Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Leaky.