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  1. 1. v. A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on the ship's pumps. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Leaky. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a hole, crevice, etc. ; to pass gradually into, or out of, something; -- usually with in or out. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a euphemism for urination Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. the discharge of a fluid from some container Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. tell anonymously Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. be leaked Source: wordnet

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