leaking
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Definitions ofleaking
- To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
Example: "The faucet has been leaking since last month."
- (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
Example: "No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room."
- To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
Example: "Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon."
- The act by which something leaks.
- (in the plural) That which leaks out.
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