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Definitions

leak

[leek] / lik /
NOUN
opening; seepage through opening
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crack exposure flow leakage
STRONG
aperture chink crevice drip escape fissure hole leaking loss outgoing percolation puncture
WEAK
decrease destruction detriment pit short circuit
VERB
seep; make known
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discharge disclose divulge escape ooze pass on reveal spill trickle
STRONG
break drip drool exude out pass percolate tell transpire
WEAK
come out get out give away let slip make public spill the beans
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide keep secrete

Example Sentences

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Anthropic confirmed the model’s existence to Fortune after the publication discovered a data leak.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

But a few years ago the flat was devastated by an external leak.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In practice, even foams just a few tens of centimeters high can leak easily.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Avast’s marketing ticks many of the right boxes, mentioning strong encryption, a no-logs policy and DNS leak protection, among other security goodies.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

I thought about the leak in the boiler & what could be done to repair it.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.