leaked

/liหkt/

IPA: /L IY1 K T/

verb
  1. 1

    To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.

    โ€œThe faucet has been leaking since last month.โ€

  2. 2

    (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.

    โ€œNo one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room.โ€

  3. 3

    To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

    โ€œSomeone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.โ€

adjective
  1. 1

    Of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/leak, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/leaked