LEAK

Leak

A leak is a way for fluid to escape a container or fluid-containing system, such as a tank or a ship's hull, through which the contents of the container can escape or outside matter can enter the container. Leaks are usually unintended and therefore undesired.

The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Leak
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

leak

Noun

  1. A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
    a leak in a roof
    a leak in a boat
    a leak in a gas pipe
  2. The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
    The leak gained on the ship's pumps.
  3. A divulgation, or disclosure, of information held secret until then.
    The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military.
  4. The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurred.
    The press must have learned about the plan through a leak.
  5. The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
    resource leak
    memory leak
  6. An act of urination.
    I have to take a leak.

Verb

  1. To allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed.
    The faucet has been leaking since last month.
  2. To reveal secret information.
    ''Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.

Adjective

  1. Leaky.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: leak
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!