v.1.to let something escape or enter accidentally, or escape or enter in this way
2.to release confidential information unofficially or covertly, usually to the media, or become publicly known in such a way
3.if an object or container leaks, or if it leaks something, liquid or gas comes out of it through a hole or crack
4.to tell private or secret information to journalists or to the public
5.(allow to)pass out or in through a leak
6.(of news,secrets,etc.)cause to become known by chance or with authority
1.to let something escape or enter accidentally, or escape or enter in this way
2.to release confidential information unofficially or covertly, usually to the media, or become publicly known in such a way
3.if an object or container leaks, or if it leaks something, liquid or gas comes out of it through a hole or crack
4.to tell private or secret information to journalists or to the public
5.(allow to)pass out or in through a leak
6.(of news,secrets,etc.)cause to become known by chance or with authority
n.1.an unintentional hole or crack that permits something such as liquid, gas, or light to escape or enter
2.the accidental escape or unwanted entry of something, usually by way of an unintentional hole or crack
3.something such as liquid or gas that escapes through an unintentional hole or crack
4.a means of escape, or the resulting loss by means of it
5.an unofficial release of confidential information, usually to the media
6.a place through which an electric current escapes accidentally, or the resulting loss of electricity
7.an act of urination
8.an occasion when private or secret information is told to journalists
1.an unintentional hole or crack that permits something such as liquid, gas, or light to escape or enter
2.the accidental escape or unwanted entry of something, usually by way of an unintentional hole or crack
3.something such as liquid or gas that escapes through an unintentional hole or crack
4.a means of escape, or the resulting loss by means of it
5.an unofficial release of confidential information, usually to the media
6.a place through which an electric current escapes accidentally, or the resulting loss of electricity
7.an act of urination
8.an occasion when private or secret information is told to journalists
