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leak (l

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.

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

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).

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.

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

leaker n.

leak [liːk]

a. a crack, hole, etc., that allows the accidental escape or entrance of fluid, light, etc.

b. such escaping or entering fluid, light, etc.

spring a leak to develop a leak

3. something resembling this in effect a leak in the defence system

4. (Electronics) the loss of current from an electrical conductor because of faulty insulation, etc.

5. a disclosure, often intentional, of secret information

6. the act or an instance of leaking

7. a slang word for urination

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

2. (when intr, often foll by out) to disclose (secret information), often intentionally, or (of secret information) to be disclosed

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) a slang word for urinate

[from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse leka to drip]

leaker n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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"

leak

verb

1. escape, pass, spill, release, discharge, drip, trickle, ooze, seep, exude, percolate The pool's sides had cracked and the water had leaked out.

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) He revealed who had leaked a confidential police report.

noun

1. leakage, leaking, discharge, drip, oozing, seepage, percolation It's thought a gas leak may have caused the blast.

2. hole, opening, crack, puncture, aperture, chink, crevice, fissure, perforation a leak in the radiator

3. disclosure, exposé, exposure, admission, revelation, uncovering, betrayal, unearthing, divulgence Serious leaks involving national security are likely to be investigated.

Translations

leak [liːk]

A. N

1. (= hole) (in roof) → gotera f; (in pipe, radiator, tank) → rotura f; (in boat) → vía f de agua
see also spring B1

2. (= escape) [of gas, water, chemical] → escape m, fuga f

3. (fig) [of information, document] → filtración f
see also security B

4. to go for or have or take a leak → echar una meada, mear

B. VI

1. (= be leaky) [roof] → tener goteras; [pipe, radiator, tank] → gotear, tener una fuga; [boat] → hacer agua; [pen] → perder tinta
her shoes leaked → le entraba agua en or por los zapatos
the window is leaking a bit → entra un poco de agua por la ventana
my pen has leaked onto my shirt → me ha caído tinta del bolígrafo en la camisa

2. (= escape) radioactive gas was leaking from a reactor → había un escape or fuga de gas radiactivo en un reactor
water was leaking through the roof → entraba agua por el tejado, goteaba agua del tejado

C. VT

1. [+ liquid] (= discharge) → perder; (= pour out) → derramar
a tanker has leaked oil into the Baltic Sea → un petrolero ha derramado petróleo al mar Báltico
it is feared that these weapons could leak plutonium → se teme que se produzca un escape de plutonio de estas armas

2. (fig) [+ information, document] → filtrar (to a) his letter was leaked to the press → su carta se filtró a la prensa

leak in VI + ADV [liquid] → entrar

leak out VI + ADV

1. (lit) [gas, liquid] → salirse

2. (fig) [secret, news, information] → filtrarse

leak [ˈliːk]

[liquid, gas] → fuite f
a gas leak → une fuite de gaz

(= hole) (in roof, pipe, container, boat) → fuite f
The roof has got a leak → Le toit a une fuite.
to spring a leak [pipes, roof] → se mettre à fuir; [boat] → subir une voie d'eau
The boat had sprung a leak → Le bateau avait subi une voie d'eau.

(= disclosure) [information, document] → fuite f
There has been a security leak
BUT Il y a eu des brèches dans les systèmes de sécurité.

[pipe, container, roof] → fuir; [shoes] → prendre l'eau
The roof leaked → Le toit fuyait.

[liquid, gas] → s'échapper

[+ liquid, gas] → perdre

[+ information, document] → divulguer
A civil servant was imprisoned for leaking a document to the press → Un fonctionnaire a été emprisonné pour avoir divulgué le document à la presse.
The story was leaked to the press
BUT Il y a eu des fuites dans la presse à propos de l'affaire.

leak out

[liquid, gas] → fuir

[information] → filtrer
Tales of this kind leak out from time to time → Des récits de ce genre filtrent de temps en temps.

leak

(= hole) → undichte Stelle; (in container) → Loch nt; (Naut) → Leck nt; to have a leak → undicht sein; (bucket etc) → laufen, lecken; my pen has a leak → mein Kugelschreiber läuft aus or ist nicht dicht; there’s a leak in the gas pipe → die Gasleitung ist undicht; the rain is coming in through a leak in the roof → es regnet durchs Dach herein

(= escape of liquid) → Leck nt; a gas leak → eine undichte Stelle in der Gasleitung; the tunnel was flooded because of the leaks → der Tunnel wurde vom eindringenden Wasser überflutet; a faulty joint caused a gas leak → durch die fehlerhafte Verbindung strömte Gas aus

(fig) → undichte Stelle; there was a leak of information → es sind Informationen durchgesickert; a security/news leak → eine undichte Stelle; the news leak may have been the result of carelessness → die Nachricht kann aufgrund or auf Grund einer Unachtsamkeit durchgesickert sein; a leak to the press → eine Indiskretion der Presse gegenüber; they wanted to break the news gently by a series of leaks to the press → sie wollten die Nachricht langsam an die Presse durchsickern lassen

(inf) to go for a leak, to have a leak → pissen gehen (vulg)

(lit) → durchlassen; fuel → verlieren; that tank is leaking acid → aus diesem Tank läuft Säure aus; the tanker had leaked its contents into the river → der Tankerinhalt war in den Fluss gelaufen

(fig) information, story, plans → zuspielen (to sb jdm); secret → verraten (to sb jdm)

(ship, receptacle, pipe) → lecken; (roof) → undicht or nicht dicht sein; (pen) → auslaufen, undicht sein

(gas) → ausströmen, entweichen; (liquid) → auslaufen; (= ooze out) → tropfen (from aus); water is leaking (in) through the roof → Wasser tropft or sickert durch das Dach, es regnet durch (das Dach durch); to leak away → auslaufen

leak [liːk]

1. n (in pipe) → perdita, fuoriuscita; (in boat) → falla; (in roof, wall) → infiltrazione f; (of gas) → fuga, perdita, fuoriuscita (fig) (of information) → fuga di notizie
to have or take a leak (fam) → andare al bagno, andare a far pipì

2. vi (roof, bucket) → perdere; (ship) → far acqua; (shoes) → lasciar passare l'acqua
water was leaking into the cellar → l'acqua si stava infiltrando nella cantina

3. vt (liquid) → gocciolare, perdere (fig) (information) → divulgare

leak out vi + adv (liquid) → uscire (fuori); (gas) → esalare, uscire (fig) (news) → trapelare

leak [liːk]

2. vi (roof, bucket) → perdere; (ship) → far acqua; (shoes) → lasciar passare l'acqua
water was leaking into the cellar → l'acqua si stava infiltrando nella cantina

3. vt (liquid) → gocciolare, perdere (fig) (information) → divulgare

leak out vi + adv (liquid) → uscire (fuori); (gas) → esalare, uscire (fig) (news) → trapelare

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 vuoto fuite דְלִיפָה छिद्र curiti lék bocoran gat, leki crepa, fessura 漏れ口 새는 곳(구멍) 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 洩漏 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 (비밀의) 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

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 새어나가다 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 새게 하다 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 洩漏 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 구멍이 있는 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

leak → تَسَرُب, يَِتسرب trhlina, uniknout lækage, lække Leck, lecken διαρρέω, διαρροή escape, tener un escape vuotaa, vuoto fuir, fuite curenje, curiti perdere, perdita 漏れる, 漏れ口 새는 곳, 새다 lek, lekken lekkasje, lekke przeciec, przeciek fuga, rombo, vazar давать течь, утечка läcka การรั่ว, รั่ว sızdırmak, sızıntı lỗ thủng, rò rỉ 漏, 漏洞

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