Word Meaning

leak definition and meaning

v. A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe.
v. The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on the ship's pumps.
a. Leaky.
n. To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks.
n. To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a hole, crevice, etc. ; to pass gradually into, or out of, something; -- usually with in or out.

Crossword clues for leak

- Disclose secret info
- Drip out
- Even blue tack could be a security risk
- Flow out slowly
- Intentionally disclose information
- Lose fluid around lake
- Lose liquid or gas through a hole or crack
- Outflow
- Plumbing problem
- Security breach
- Seepage
- Unauthorised disclosure
- Unauthorised release of confidential information
- Unofficial news source