The meaning of LEAK is to enter or escape through an opening usually by a fault or mistake. How to use leak in a sentence.

LEAKING definition: 1. present participle of leak 2. (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or…. Learn more.

1. To permit (a substance) to escape or pass through a breach or flaw: a damaged reactor leaking radioactivity into the atmosphere. 2. To disclose without authorization or official sanction: …

6 days ago · A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. a leak in a roof a leak in a boat a leak in a gas pipe The entrance or escape of a fluid through a …

leak From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English leak1 /liːk/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] if a container, pipe, roof etc leaks, or if it leaks gas, liquid etc, there is a small hole or crack in it …

to pass in or out in this manner, as liquid, gas, or light: gas leaking from a pipe. to become known unintentionally (usually fol. by out): The news leaked out.

Fumes leaked through the crack in the pipe. Air leaked out of the tire. Water was leaking through a hole in the roof.

LEAK definition: an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes. See examples of leak used in a sentence.

The kitchen roof is apt to leak when it rains. Make sure the bucket doesn't leak. Water was leaking all over the floor. My boots are leaking. The tank was leaking petrol everywhere.

Synonyms for LEAKING: blundering, crying (out), ejaculating, shouting, exclaiming, howling, blurting (out), blatting; Antonyms of LEAKING: inflating, puffing (up), swelling, expanding, …