[leak] vb [ME leken, fr. ON leka; akin to OE leccan to moisten, MIr legaid it melts] vi (14c) 1 a: to enter or escape through an opening usu. by a fault or mistake "fumes ~ in" b: to let a substance or light in or out through an opening
2. a: to become known despite efforts at concealment b: to be the source of an information leak ~ vt 1: to permit to enter or escape through or as if through a leak
2: to give out (information) surreptitiously "~ed the story to the press" -- leak.er n
[2]leak n (15c) 1 a: a crack or hole that usu. by mistake admits or lets escape b: something that permits the admission or escape of something else usu. with prejudicial effect
2: the act, process, or an instance of leaking
3: an act of urinating--used esp. in the phrase take a leak--sometimes considered vulgar -- leak.proof adj