Meaning
A small hole or crack that lets liquid or gas escape; when secret information gets out, that is also a leak.
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Word origin
From an old Germanic root meaning to drip or to let water through.
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- lek
Other proposed origins
- Usually traced to Old Norse leka, meaning to drip. (leka)
- Some accounts derive it from Middle Dutch leken, a word with the same meaning. (leken)
Examples
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A leak lets water in or out through a small hole.
plumber .
Pipes often leak where two parts join.
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"Leak" is also a verb; here it means to let secret information out.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 27, lesson 8: leak, guilt, tune and 7 more words.