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leak

noun
  1. unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
    news leak
  2. the discharge of a fluid from some container
    escape
  3. an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
    “one of the tires developed a leak”
  4. an impolite euphemism for urination
    “Where's the bathroom? I gotta take a leak.”
    wetting
  5. soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
verb
  1. have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
    “The container leaked gasoline”
  2. enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
    “Water leaked out of the can into the backpack”
  3. to divulge or reveal
    “The news leaked out despite their secrecy.”
    leak out
  4. tell anonymously
    “The news were leaked to the paper”