Leak
nounlik
Noun
the discharge of a fluid from some container
“he had to clean up the leak”
a euphemism for urination
“he had to take a leak”
Similar:WettingType of:UrinationMicturitionan accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
“one of the tires developed a leak”
Type of:Holeunauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
Type of:RevealingRevelationDisclosuresoft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
Verb
be leaked
“The news leaked out despite his secrecy”
Type of:Breakenter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
“Water leaked out of the can into the backpack”
“Gas leaked into the basement”
Type of:EmergeIssueEgresshave an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
“The container leaked gasoline”
“the roof leaks badly”
tell anonymously
“The news were leaked to the paper”
Type of:RevealBreakDisclose
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA