Search results for 'leak':

leak noun 1 a an unwanted crack or hole in a container, pipe, etc where liquid or gas can pass in or out; b the act or fact of liquid or gas escaping in this way; c liquid or gas which has escaped in this way. 2 a a revelation of secret information, especially when unauthorized or apparently unauthorized; b information revealed in this way; c someone who reveals information in this way. 3 (usually in take a leak) slang an act of urinating. 4 a loss of electricity from a conductor, etc, usually because of faulty insulation. 5 electronics a high resistance, especially serving as a discharging path for a condenser. verb (leaked, leaking) 1 a said of liquid, gas, etc: to pass accidentally in or out of an unwanted crack or hole; b intrans to allow (liquid, gas, etc) to pass accidentally in or out. 2 a to reveal (secret information) without authorization, or apparently so; b intrans said of secret information: to become known. 3 to urinate. leaking noun, adj. spring a leak to become leaky, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c as leken: from Norse leka.