leak
1. leak \'le-k\ vb [ME leken, fr. ON leka; akin to OE leccan to moisten,
OIr ]legaim I melt 1a: to enter or escape through an opening usu. by a
fault or mistake {fu mes ~ in} 1b: to let a substance or light in or out
through an opening 2: to become known despite efforts at concealment 1:
to permit to enter or escape through or as if through a leak 2: to give
out (information) surreptitiously
2. leak n 1a: a crack or hole that usu. by mistake admits or lets escape
1b: something that permits the admission or escape of something else usu. w
ith prejudicial effect 1c: a loss of electricity due to faulty insulation;
also : the poin t or the path at which such loss occurs 2: the act,
process, or an instance of leaking