1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
   "one of the tires developed a leak"
    
2. The discharge of a fluid from some container
   "he had to clean up the leak";
   - escape, leakage, outflow
    
3. Unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
   "The news leak about the upcoming merger caused a stir in the financial markets";
   - news leak
    
4. [informal] A euphemism for urination
   "he had to take a leak";
   - wetting, making water [archaic], passing water
    
5. Soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
   "The apples in storage developed leak and had to be discarded"

1. Enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
   "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement"
    
2. Have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
   "The container leaked petrol"; "the roof leaks badly"
    
3. Be leaked
   "The news leaked out despite his secrecy";
   - leak out
    
4. Tell anonymously
   "The news was leaked to the paper"

Sounds like: leaf, lleak

Derived forms: leaking, leaks, leaked

Type of: break, bring out, come forth, come out, discharge, disclose, disclosure, discover, divulge, egress, emerge, expose, get around, get out, get round, give away, go forth, hole, issue, lay bare, let on, let out, micturition, open, outpouring, pee [informal], reveal, revealing, revelation, run, soft rot, uncover, unwrap, urination

Encyclopedia: Leak, James