leaks
/liหks/IPA: /L IY1 K S/
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A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
โa leak in a boatโ
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The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
โThe babies' diapers had big leaks.โ
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A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
โThe leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military.โ
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The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
โThe press must have learned about the plan through a leak.โ
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A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
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The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
โmemory leakโ
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(especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
โI have to take a leak.โ
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To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
โThe faucet has been leaking since last month.โ
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(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
โNo one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room.โ
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To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
โSomeone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.โ
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