0 past simple and past participle of leak
1 (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container; (of a container) to allow liquid or gas to escape:
Water was leaking all over the floor.
My boots are leaking.
The tank was leaking petrol everywhere.
Such gossip, if leaked, will certainly jeopardize the social status of the family with knock-on effects on all marriageable youths in their kin group.
This time, however, school rankings were leaked to the press, causing great stir and ultimately leading to the cessation of testing activities.
Like many other secret documents, this circular was leaked to the press and was the basis of embarrassing questions in the legislature.
