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leak
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- pronunciation:
- lik
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- take a leak
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an accidental opening or crack through which something, esp. a liquid or gas, can pass out or in.
a leak in the drainage systema leak in the diver's helmet- similar words:
- aperture, chink, crevice, drain, drip, egress, fissure, gash, hole, mouth, opening, orifice, perforation, puncture, slit, split, vent
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definition 2: |
the material that escapes through such an opening.
a gas leak- synonyms:
- effusion, leakage
- similar words:
- drainage, dribble, flow, gush, ooze, outflow, rivulet, seep, trickle
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definition 3: |
an act or instance of leaking or allowing a leak.
- similar words:
- dribble, drip, dripping, sprinkle, trickle
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definition 4: |
in electronics or electrical transmission, the loss of electrical current, usu. resulting from inadequate insulation.
- similar words:
- discharge
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definition 5: |
the unauthorized release of confidential or sensitive information.
There was a leak in the White House.- similar words:
- breach, broadcast, communication, disclosure, report, revelation
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related words: |
break, issue |
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phrase: |
take a leak |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
leaks, leaking, leaked |
definition 1: |
to allow the unintended passage of something, usu. a liquid or gas, through an opening or crack.
The ceiling leaks.- similar words:
- bilge, discharge, drip, escape
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definition 2: |
to pass or escape through an opening of this sort.
Water is leaking from that pipe.- synonyms:
- escape
- similar words:
- dribble, drip, emanate, exude, gush, ooze, spill, spurt, stream, trickle
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definition 3: |
to become generally known because of an unauthorized disclosure (usu. fol. by "out").
News of the indictment had already leaked out.- similar words:
- slip
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related words: |
drain, filter, tell, transpire |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to let pass through an accidental opening.
The engine leaks oil.- similar words:
- discharge, drain, dribble, drip, eject, emanate, emit, expel, exude, gush, ooze, spurt, stream
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definition 2: |
to disclose (secret or confidential information) without permission or authorization.
The editor intentionally leaked the story.- synonyms:
- divulge
- similar words:
- broadcast, communicate, declare, disclose, impart, relate, release, reveal, tell
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related words: |
give away, rumor, trickle |
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derivation: |
leakless (adj.) |
Are you looking for the word leak? Leak and leek sound alike but have different meanings.
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