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leaked

The correct spelling is leaked.

How to pronounce leaked

verb

IPA: /liːkt/

Say it like: Lee-ked

The correct spelling is leaked. To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed. For example: "The faucet has been leaking since last month."

Usage Examples

The faucet has been leaking since last month.

No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room.

Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
  2. 2.(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
  3. 3.To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

adjective

  1. 1.Of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press.

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