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Meaning of leaks
noun
- A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. Example: a leak in a boat
- The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture. Example: The babies' diapers had big leaks.
- A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret. Example: The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military.
- The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs. Example: The press must have learned about the plan through a leak.
- A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
verb
- To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed. Example: The faucet has been leaking since last month.
- (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed. Example: No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room.
- To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously. Example: Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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