Leak Definition
leak
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Etymology
From Middle English leken (“to let water in or out”), of Low Saxon or North Germanic origin, compare Middle Dutch leken (“to leak, drip”), Old Norse leka (“to leak, drip”), both from Proto-Germanic *likanan (“to leak, drain”), from Proto-Indo-European *leg(')- (“to leak”). Cognate with Old English leċċan (“to water, wet”), Old High German lecchen (“to drain, become dry”), German Leck (“a leak”). More at leach, lake.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: Leak- A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
- The leak gained on the ship's pumps.
- The person through whom information, especially secret information, escapes.
- The press must have learned about the plan through a leak.
Verb
to leak (third-person singular simple present leaks, present participle leaking, simple past and past participle leaked)
- To allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed.
- The faucet has been leaking since last month.
- To reveal secret information.
- Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.
Translations
to allow fluid to escape or enter- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
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