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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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An X user quickly noticed the leak and spread the word.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He said he was on the sofa watching rugby and saw the players "falling off the screen", so headed to the hospital where doctors told him he had a brain aneurysm "that started to leak".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Each app includes DNS leak protection, and both passed leak tests without exposing IP or DNS information.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

“Mr Jason say fer me to find out whar dat water leak in de cellar fum.”

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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