āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
the escape of a fluid from a container, pipe, or system
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A gas leak prompted evacuation of the building.
02
āĻĢā§āĻā§, āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ
an opening or gap that allows fluid or gas to escape
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A gas leak in the building forced an emergency evacuation.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
an unauthorized disclosure of confidential or sensitive information
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Journalists reported on a government leak.
04
the passage of urine from the body
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She felt a slight leak after coughing.
05
a soft, watery decay in fruits or vegetables caused by fungi
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Excess moisture caused a leak in the stored apples.
to leak
01
āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻž
(of liquid or gas) to escape through a hole or crack in a container or structure
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Air leaked from the balloon when it was punctured.
āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to let gas or liquid flow through a crack or small hole
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old roof started to leak during the heavy rain, causing water damage to the ceiling.
āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to intentionally reveal something private or secret
Transitive: to leak information or secrets
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Someone leaked details about the surprise event, ruining the surprise.
āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ¸, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of secret or private information) to become publicly revealed
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The celebrity 's private messages leaked online, creating a scandal.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ
āĻ¨āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
leakage
leaky
leak
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
