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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Leak \Leak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaked} (l[=e]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Leaking}.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen,
Icel. leka, Dan. l[ae]kke, Sw. l[aum]cka, AS. leccan to wet,
moisten. See {Leak}, n.]
1. To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole,
crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the
boat leaks.
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2. 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.
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{To leak out}, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to
become public; as, the facts leaked out.
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