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
VERBSoft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi.
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”
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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