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leak  (lk)

v. leaked, leak·ing, leaks

v.intr.

1. To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw: rusted pipes that were beginning to leak; a boat leaking at the seams.

2. To escape or pass through a breach or flaw: helium leaking slowly from the balloon.

3. Informal To become publicly known through a breach of secrecy: The news has leaked.

v.tr.

1. To permit (a substance) to escape or pass through a breach or flaw: a damaged reactor leaking radioactivity into the atmosphere.

2. Informal To disclose without authorization or official sanction: leaked classified information to a reporter.

n.

1. A crack or flaw that permits something to escape from or enter a container or conduit: fixed the leak in the roof.

2.

a. The act or instance of leaking.

b. An amount leaked: equipment used in cleaning up oil leaks.

3. Informal An unauthorized or a deliberate disclosure of confidential information: "Sometimes we can't respond to stories based on leaks" (Ronald Reagan).

4.

a. Loss of electric current as a result of faulty insulation.

b. The path or place at which this loss takes place.

Idiom:

take a leak Vulgar Slang

To urinate.

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[Middle English leken, probably from Middle Dutch lken.]

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leaker n.

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leak

Noun

1.

a. a crack or hole that allows the accidental escape or entrance of liquid, gas, radiation, etc.

b. such escaping or entering liquid, etc.

2. a disclosure of secret information

3. the loss of current from an electrical conductor because of faulty insulation

4. the act or an instance of leaking

5. Slang urination

Verb

1. to enter or escape or allow to enter or escape through a crack or hole

2. to make (secret information) public, esp. deliberately [from Old Norse]

leaky adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leak - an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a leak" hole - an opening into or through something
	2.	leak - soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi soft rot - mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi
	3.	leak - a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" making water, passing water, wetting euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh micturition, urination - the discharge of urine
	4.	leak - the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" leakage, outflow, escape outpouring, discharge, run - the pouring forth of a fluid
	5.	leak - unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information news leak disclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident
Verb	1.	leak - tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper" disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
	2.	leak - be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" leak out get around, get out, break - be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"
	3.	leak - 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" egress, come forth, emerge, go forth, come out, issue - come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"
	4.	leak - have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly" take in water, bilge - take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged"

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leak

verb 1. escape, pass, spill, release, discharge, drip, trickle, ooze, seep, exude, percolate

verb 2. disclose, tell, reveal, pass on, give away, make public, divulge, let slip, make known, spill the beans (informal) blab (informal) let the cat out of the bag, blow wide open (slang)

noun 3. leakage, leaking, discharge, drip, oozing, seepage, percolation

noun 4. hole, opening, crack, puncture, aperture, chink, crevice, fissure, perforation

noun 5. disclosure, exposé, exposure, admission, revelation, uncovering, betrayal, unearthing, divulgence

Translations

leak [liːk] n [of liquid, gas] → escape m; fuga;

(in pipe) → agujero;

(in roof) → gotera;

(fig) [of information, in security] → filtración f

vi [ship] → hacer agua; [shoes] → tener un agujero; [pipe] → tener un escape; [roof] → tener goteras;

(also: leak out) [liquid, gas] → escaparse, salirse;

(fig) [news] → trascender, divulgarse

vt (gen) → dejar escapar;

(fig) [+ information]; filtrar

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leak [liːk] n (out) (also fig) → fuite f;

(in) → infiltration f

vi [pipe, liquid etc] → fuir; [shoes] → prendre l'eau; [ship] → faire eau

vt [+ liquid] → répandre [+ information]; divulguer

leak out vi → fuir; [information] → être divulgué(e)

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leak [liːk] n → Leck nt;

(in roof, pipe etc) → undichte Stelle f (= piece of information); zugespielte Information f

vi [shoes, roof, pipe] → undicht sein; [ship] → lecken; [liquid] → auslaufen; [gas] → ausströmen

vt [+ information] → durchsickern lassen;

to leak sth to sb → jdm etw zuspielen

leak out leak vi [liquid] → auslaufen; [news, information] → durchsickern

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leak [liːk] n (out) → fuga;

(in) → infiltrazione f;

(fig) [of information] → fuga di notizie

vi [roof, bucket] → perdere; [liquid] → uscire; [shoes] → lasciar passare l'acqua

vt [+ liquid] → spandere [+ information]; divulgare

leak out vi → uscire; [information] → trapelare

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leak

n leak [liːk]

1 a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe. lekplek شِق أو مَسْرَب тек díra, štěrbina læk das Leck σημείο διαρροής, ρωγμή, τρύπα fuga, escape lekkekoht سوراخ؛ ترک vuotokohta fuite דְלִיפָה छिद्र curiti lék bocoran gat, leki crepa, fessura 漏れ口 새는 곳 plyšys, skylė sūce bocor lek lekkasje, utetthet dziura furo spărtură течь štrbina razpoka pukotina läcka รอยรั่ว çatlak, yarık 漏洞 теча شگاف lỗ rò; khe hở 漏洞

2 the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole a gas-leak. lekkasie تَسَرُّب изтичане unikání læk; -læk das Durchsickern διαρροή, διαφυγή fuga, escape leke نشت vuoto fuite דְלִיפָה मूत्रत्याग curenje szivárgás bocor leki fuga 漏れ 누출 nutekėjimas, ištekėjimas sūce; noplūde yang bocor lekkage lekkasje, utslipp wyciek, przeciek fuga scurgere утечка unikanie uhajanje plina, vode curenje läcka, läckage แก๊สรั่ว sızıntı, akıntı, kaçık 泄漏 витік کسی شگاف سے گیس یا پانی کا رسنا sự rò ra 泄漏

3 a giving away of secret information a leak of Government plans. uitlek تَسْريب أخْبار изтичане prozrazení læk das Durchsickern διαρροή πληροφοριών filtración leke افشا vuoto fuite הַדלָפָה रहस्य खुल जाना odavanje kiszivárgás kebocoran (frétta)leki fuga (di notizie) 漏洩 누설 (slaptos informacijos) išdavimas (informācijas) noplūde pembocoran het uitlekken lekkasje przeciek fuga scurgere de informaţii утечка информации prezradenie uhajanje, pronicanje (informacij) procurivanje läcka ข้อมูลรั่ว sızdırma, sızıntı 透露 витік خفیہ معلومات کا دانستہ ظاہر کرنا rò tin 透露

v

1 to have a leak This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor. lek يَدْلِف، يَتَسَرَّبُ منه الماء тека téci; propouštět lække lecken παρουσιάζω διαρροή, στάζω, μπάζω νερά gotear lekkima, vett läbi andma نشتی داشتن vuotaa fuir לִדלוֹף रिसना, चूकर निकलना curiti (át)ereszt membocorkan leka perdere 漏る 새다; 새게 하다 tekėti, (pra)leisti sūkties; tecēt bocor lekken lekke, være utett przeciekać, przepuszczać verter a avea o spărtură/o gaură протекать tiecť puščati curiti läcka รั่ว akıtmak, sızdırmak 滲漏 давати течу رسنا یا نکلنا rò rỉ 渗漏

2 to (cause something) to pass through a leak Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy. gelek يُسَرِّب изтичам unikat; vyzradit lække durchsickern διαρρέω dejar salir, divulgar lekkima, saladusi välja lobisema نشت کردن vuotaa fuir, divulguer לִדלוֹף प्रकट हो जाना procuriti, odavati (ki)szivárog; kiszivárogtat bocor (láta) leka (út) lasciar uscire, far trapelare 漏れる 누출하다 sunktis, nutekėti, išduoti []plūst; izpaust (faktus u.tml.) membocorkan lekken, laten uitlekken lekke (ut), være lekk; la sive ut wyciekać, powodować przecieki (deixar) escapar a se scurge, a divulga просачиваться;выдавать unikať; vyzradiť uhajati, širiti curiti läcka รั่วไหล sız(dır)mak, kaç(ır)mak 漏 просочуватися شگاف سے کسی شے کا نکلنا rỉ; ngấm 漏

n leakage [-kidʒ]

(an act of) leaking Leakages in several water-mains had been reported; a leakage of information. lekkasie تَسَرُّب изтичане prosakování; únik lækage; udsivning das Durchsickern διαρροή fuga, escape leke نشتی vuoto fuite דְלִיפָה रिसाव, रहस्य खुल जाना curenje szivárgás kebocoran leki fuga, perdita 漏れ 누출 nuotėkis, nutekėjimas sūkšanās; sūce; (informācijas) noplūde kebocoran lekkage lekkasje przeciek fuga scurgere утечка únik uhajanje propuštanje läckage, läckande ข้อมูลรั่ว sızıntı, akıntı 泄漏 витік, теча رسنے کا عمل sự rò rỉ 泄漏

adj leaky

a leaky boat. lekkerige يَتَسَرَّبُ منه الماء течащ děravý utæt; læk leck τρύπιος, που μπάζει νερά agujereado lekkiv سوراخ شده؛ چکه کننده vuotava qui fuit, percé דוֹלֶף रिसने वाला koji curi, propušta lyukas bocor lekur (che perde) 漏る 새는 kiauras caurs; ar sūci bocor lek utett, lekk cieknący, dziurawy furado neetanş, gău­rit имеющий течь deravý ki pušča koji propušta läckande, läck, otät ที่รั่ว sızdıran, kaçıran 有洞的，漏的 такий, що протікає رخنے دار، سوراخ دار bị rò rỉ 有洞的，漏的