n. 25B6; verb
oil leaking from the tanker : SEEP (OUT), escape, ooze (out), emanate, issue, drip, dribble, drain, bleed.
the tanks are leaking gasoline : DISCHARGE, exude, emit, release, drip, dribble, ooze, secrete.
civil servants leaking information : DISCLOSE, divulge, reveal, make public, tell, impart, pass on, relate, communicate, expose, broadcast, publish, release, let slip, bring into the open; informal blab, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, blow the gaff.
25B6; noun
check that there are no leaks in the bag : HOLE, opening, puncture, perforation, gash, slit, nick, rent, break, crack, fissure, rupture.
a gas leak : DISCHARGE, leakage, leaking, oozing, seeping, seepage, drip, escape.
leaks to the media : DISCLOSURE, revelation, exposé.