leak

Leak is defined as to let out or get out by mistake or on purpose.

(verb)

See leak in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to let a fluid substance out or in accidentally: the boats leaks
to enter, or escape accidentally from, an object or container: often with in or out
to become known little by little, by accident, carelessness, or treachery: the truth leaked out

Origin: ME leken < ON leka, to drip < IE base *leg-, to drip, trickle, lack, OIr legaim, (I) dissolve, Welsh llaith, damp

transitive verb

to permit (water, air, light, radiation, etc.) to pass accidentally in or out; allow to leak
to allow (secret or confidential information) to become known

noun

an accidental hole or crack that lets something out or in
any means of escape for something that ought not to be let out, lost, etc.
the fact of leaking; leakage
a disclosure of secret or confidential information; specif., an ostensibly accidental disclosure by a government official to the news media, actually intended to produce an effect
in full news leak
1. a loss of electrical current through faulty insulation
2. the point or path where this occurs
Slang the act of urinating: usually in the phrase

See leak in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb leaked, leak·ing, leaks

verb, intransitive

To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw: rusted pipes that were beginning to leak; a boat leaking at the seams.
To escape or pass through a breach or flaw: helium leaking slowly from the balloon.
Informal To become publicly known through a breach of secrecy: The news has leaked.

verb, transitive

To permit (a substance) to escape or pass through a breach or flaw: a damaged reactor leaking radioactivity into the atmosphere.
Informal To disclose without authorization or official sanction: leaked classified information to a reporter.

noun

A crack or flaw that permits something to escape from or enter a container or conduit: fixed the leak in the roof.
a. The act or instance of leaking.
b. An amount leaked: equipment used in cleaning up oil leaks.
Informal An unauthorized or a deliberate disclosure of confidential information: “Sometimes we can't respond to stories based on leaks” (Ronald Reagan).
a. Loss of electric current as a result of faulty insulation.
b. The path or place at which this loss takes place.