leak | (noun) unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information | Synonyms: news leak |
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(noun) the discharge of a fluid from some container | Synonyms: escape, leakage, outflow |
(noun) an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape | - |
(noun) a euphemism for urination | Synonyms: making water, passing water, wetting |
(noun) soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi | - |
(verb) have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out | - |
(verb) enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure | - |
(verb) tell anonymously | - |
(verb) be leaked | Synonyms: leak out |
leakage | (noun) the discharge of a fluid from some container | Synonyms: escape, leak, outflow |
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leaker | (noun) a surreptitious informant | - |
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leakiness | (noun) the condition of permitting leaks or leakage | - |
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leakproof | (adjective) not subject to leaks | - |
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leaky | (adjective) permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases | - |
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(adjective) prone to communicate confidential information | Synonyms: blabbermouthed, talebearing, tattling |
(adjective) used informally; unable to retain urine | - |