leak

1. 1.

   tell anonymously

   “The news were leaked to the paper”

   Broaderunwrap
2. 2.

   be leaked

   “The news leaked out despite his secrecy”

   Synonymsleak out

   Broaderbreak
3. 3.

   enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure

   “Water leaked out of the can into the backpack”

   “Gas leaked into the basement”

   Broaderissue
4. 4.

   have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out

   “The container leaked gasoline”

   “the roof leaks badly”

   Narrowerbilge

Other forms of leak

plural

leaks·

past tense

leaked·

present participle

leaking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about leak

What does leak mean?

leak means "an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in leak?

leak has 1 syllable: leak. In IPA it is /ˈlik/.

What is another word for leak?

Close synonyms include wetting, making water, passing water, escape, leakage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leak a common word?

leak is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with leak?

2 words rhyme with leak. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.