leak (leakage) of information
1leak|age — «LEE kihj», noun. 1. the act of leaking; entrance or escape by a leak: »The continuing leakage was the result of a long crack in the pipe. 2. that which leaks in or out: »the privilege of battening on…the leakage of the tap room (Washington… …
2leakage — leak ► VERB 1) accidentally allow contents to escape or enter through a hole or crack. 2) (of liquid, gas, etc.) escape or enter accidentally through a hole or crack. 3) intentionally disclose (secret information). 4) (of secret information)… …
3leak — ► VERB 1) accidentally allow contents to escape or enter through a hole or crack. 2) (of liquid, gas, etc.) escape or enter accidentally through a hole or crack. 3) intentionally disclose (secret information). 4) (of secret information) become… …
4leak — [lēk] vi. [ME leken < ON leka, to drip < IE base * leg , to drip, trickle, LACK, OIr legaim, (I) dissolve, Welsh llaith, damp] 1. to let a fluid substance out or in accidentally [the boats leaks] 2. to enter, or escape accidentally from, an …
5leakage — leak|age [ˈli:kıdʒ] n [U and C] 1.) when gas, water etc leaks in or out, or the amount of it that has leaked 2.) the deliberate spreading of secret information ▪ leakages of confidential information …
6leakage — leak|age [ likıdʒ ] noun 1. ) uncount the process of leaking a liquid or gas a ) count or uncount an amount of gas or liquid that leaks out of something 2. ) count an occasion when secret or private information is told to reporters …
7Leak — A leak is a hole or other opening, usually unintended and therefore undesired, in a container or fluid containing system, such as a tank or a ship s hull, through which the contents of the container can escape or outside matter can enter the… …
8leak — 1. verb 1) oil leaking from the tanker Syn: seep (out), escape, ooze (out), secrete, bleed, emanate, issue, drip, dribble, drain; discharge, exude 2) civil servants leaked information to the press Syn …
9Leak (disambiguation) — A leak is a a hole through which substances can escape or enter. It can also refer to:*Gas leak *Fuel leak *Grid leak, an operating characteristic of vacuum tubes *Internet leak, political leak, news leak, an unwanted transmission of information… …
10leak — verb 1》 (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents through a hole or crack. ↘(of liquid, gas, etc.) pass in or out through a hole or crack in such a way. 2》 (of secret information) become known. ↘intentionally… …
