leak synonyms

leak

n.

  1. Loss through leakage

    leakage, loss, flow, seepage, drop, escape, outgoing, incoming, detriment, short circuit, falling off, destruction, expenditure, decrease; see also waste 1.

  2. An aperture through which a leak may take place

    puncture, chink, crevice; see hole 1.

  3. Surreptitious news

    news leak, exposure, slip; see advertisement 1, news 1.

leak

v.

  1. To escape by leaking

    drip, ooze, drool; see flow 2.

  2. To permit leakage

    be cracked, be broken, be split, have a fissure, have a hole, be out of order, be in disrepair, permit wastage, have a slow leak.

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