verb
Meaning 1
To spill or pour out, because of a leak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- Water leaked out onto the floor.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: escape
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
leak out
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verb
Meaning 2
To be revealed (especially, of information intended to be kept secret).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
Examples
- The news of her pregnancy eventually leaked out to the press.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
be leaked
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The news leaked out despite his secrecy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: leak
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: break, get out, get around
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.