Leak word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "leak" word
[noun] the unwanted 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"
[noun] an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a leak"
[noun] a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak"
[noun] soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
[verb] have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaks"
[verb] enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure; "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"
[verb] be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy"
[verb] tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper"
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\Leak\, a. Leaky. [Obs.] --Spenser.
\Leak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaking}.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen, Icel. leka, Dan. l[ae]kke, Sw. l["a]cka, AS. leccan to wet, moisten. See {Leak}, n.] 1. To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks. 2. To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a hole, crevice, etc.; to pass gradually into, or out of, something; -- usually with in or out. {To leak out}, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to become public; as, the facts leaked out.
\Leak\, n. (Elec.) A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.
Synonyms for leak
escape, leak out, leakage, making water, outflow, passing water, wetting
See also: bilge | break | break | bring out | bust | come forth | come out | discharge | disclose | disclosure | discover | divulge | egress | emerge | expose | fall apart | get around | get out | give away | go forth | hole | impart | issue | let on | let out | micturition | outpouring | reveal | revealing | revelation | run | soft rot | take in water | urination | wear | wear out |
Related terms: betray, box canyon, crevasse, cut, dead giveaway, disclosure, divulgation, exudation, flume, foramen, furrow, inform, leakage, orifice, rat, spill the beans, stool, talk, transpire, unwitting disclosure, weep, yawn
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Let's analyse "leak" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: KAEL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1180 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
leak: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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