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leak
noun
A
small
hole
or
crack
through
which
a
liquid
or
gas
escapes
,
or
the
escape
itself
.
•
The
plumber
found
a
leak
under
the
sink
and
fixed
it
quickly
.
The
plumber
found
a
leak
under
the
sink
and
fixed
it
quickly
.
•
We
had
to
pull
over
because
the
tire
had
a
slow
leak
.
We
had
to
pull
over
because
the
tire
had
a
slow
leak
.
Same
origin
as
the
verb
:
Old
Norse
leka
.
verb
When
a
liquid
or
gas
escapes
from
a
container
,
pipe
,
or
device
because
of
a
hole
,
crack
,
or
loose
fit
.
•
Water
leaked
from
the
ceiling
and
splashed
into
a
bucket
on
the
floor
.
Water
leaked
from
the
ceiling
and
splashed
into
a
bucket
on
the
floor
.
•
Check
the
hose
connection
—
fuel
is
leaking
onto
the
driveway
.
Check
the
hose
connection
—
fuel
is
leaking
onto
the
driveway
.
From
Middle
English
leken
,
from
Old
Norse
leka
“
to
drip
,
leak
.”
verb
To
intentionally
give
secret
or
private
information
to
the
public
,
especially
to
journalists
.
•
Someone
leaked
the
company
’
s
earnings
report
to
the
newspapers
.
Someone
leaked
the
company
’
s
earnings
report
to
the
newspapers
.
•
The
whistle-blower
feared
punishment
but
still
leaked
the
documents
.
The
whistle-blower
feared
punishment
but
still
leaked
the
documents
.
Extended
figuratively
from
the
physical
sense
of
liquid
escaping
,
first
recorded
in
the
late
19th
century
for
information
.
noun
An
occasion
when
secret
information
becomes
public
,
or
the
information
itself
.
•
The
minister
denied
that
the
story
came
from
an
internal
leak
.
The
minister
denied
that
the
story
came
from
an
internal
leak
.
•
After
the
data
leak
,
customers
hurried
to
change
their
passwords
.
After
the
data
leak
,
customers
hurried
to
change
their
passwords
.
Emerges
in
early
20th-century
journalistic
slang
,
likening
information
escaping
to
water
escaping
.
noun
(
slang
)
The
act
of
urinating
.
•
He
stopped
at
a
rest
area
to
take
a
quick
leak
.
He
stopped
at
a
rest
area
to
take
a
quick
leak
.
•
During
the
long
movie
,
Maya
slipped
out
to
take a leak
.
During
the
long
movie
,
Maya
slipped
out
to
take a leak
.
Slang
use
recorded
in
the
early
20th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
liquid
escaping
.
