leak — to allow liquid, gas, or information to escape through a hole or crack
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to allow liquid, gas, or information to escape through a hole or crack
Pronunciation (IPA): /liːk/
Example Sentences
- My phone's battery leaked and now it looks like a science experiment gone wrong.
- The classified document was leaked to the press yesterday.
- My umbrella has so many leaks that I'm basically carrying a portable shower.
leak
VERB[/liːk/]
to allow liquid, gas, or information to escape through a hole or crack
A small pipe leak slowly flooded the kitchen floor.
The company worried that secret information might leak online. (LOOSE + ESCAPE = LEAK)
After the leak, reporters sought the truth and spoke to everyone involved.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Old Norse leka, meaning 'to drip' or 'to leak.' Vikings used this term to describe water seeping through ship hulls, and the word passed into Middle English and subsequently modern English, retaining its core sense of liquid escaping through an opening.
Breakdown
Old Norse leka (to drip, leak) forms the root; the modern English -ak or -k suffix pattern reflects Germanic verb conjugation, though the word entered English as a direct loan with minimal morphological modification.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My phone's battery leaked and now it looks like a science experiment gone wrong.”
“The classified document was leaked to the press yesterday.”
“My umbrella has so many leaks that I'm basically carrying a portable shower.”
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