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leak
[ leek ]
/ lik /
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noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to let (liquid, gas, light, etc.) enter or escape: This camera leaks light.
to allow to become known, as information given out covertly: to leak the news of the ambassador's visit.
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Idioms about leak
take a leak, Slang: Vulgar. to urinate.
Origin of leak
1375–1425; 1955–60 for def. 11; late Middle English leken<Old Norse leka to drip, leak; akin to Dutch lek,obsolete German lech leaky. See leach1
OTHER WORDS FROM leak
leaker, nounleakless, adjectivenon·leak·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH leak
leak , leekWords nearby leak
League of Women Voters, leaguer, league table, Leah, Leahy, leak, leakage, leakance, Leakey, leakproof, leaky
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British Dictionary definitions for leak
leak
/ (liːk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of leak
leaker, nounWord Origin for leak
C15: from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse leka to drip
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