leak

/lik/ nounverb
4 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS9
NOUN
1

Unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information.

2

The discharge of a fluid from some container.

“he had to clean up the leak”

3

A euphemism for urination.

“he had to take a leak”

4

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

“one of the tires developed a leak”

5

Soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi.

VERB
1

Be leaked.

“The news leaked out despite his secrecy”

2

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”

3

Have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out.

“The container leaked gasoline”

“the roof leaks badly”

4

Tell anonymously.

“The news were leaked to the paper”

WORD FORMS
Related formleaky
Related formleaker
Related formleakage
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineaklay
Starts & ends withL … K
Syllablesleak
SYNONYMS & RELATED10
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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