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leak

nounverb /lik/ 1 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 8 WWF 9
Definitions
noun

unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information

noun

the discharge of a fluid from some container

“he had to clean up the leak”

verb

be leaked

“The news leaked out despite his secrecy”

noun

a euphemism for urination

“he had to take a leak”

noun

an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape

“one of the tires developed a leak”

verb

enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure

“Water leaked out of the can into the backpack”

verb

have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out

“The container leaked gasoline”

noun

soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi

verb

tell anonymously

“The news were leaked to the paper”

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