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The correct spelling is leak.
How to pronounce leak
/liːk/
nounIPA: /liːk/
Say it like: Lee-k
The correct spelling is leak. A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. For example: "a leak in a boat"
Usage Examples
“a leak in a boat”
“The babies' diapers had big leaks.”
“The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- 2.The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
- 3.A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
- 4.The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
- 5.A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
verb
- 1.To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
- 2.(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
- 3.To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
adjective
- 1.Leaky.
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