leak
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verb no object
1. (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack:
〈容器・パイプなどが〉漏れる; 〈屋根などが〉雨漏りする
e.g. the roof leaked
e.g. (as adjective leaking) : a leaking gutter
〈容器・パイプなどが〉〈液体・気体〉を漏らす
e.g. with object : the drums were leaking an unidentified liquid.
(of liquid, gas, etc.) pass in or out through a hole or crack by accident:
〈気体・液体が〉 «…から/…の中に/…を通って» 漏れる(away) «from, out of/into/through»
e.g. water kept leaking in.
2. (of secret information) become known:
〈情報などが〉漏れる(out)
e.g. the news leaked out.
with object intentionally disclose (secret information):
【マスコミなどに】〈秘密・情報など〉を漏らす, リークする(out) «to»
e.g. (as adjective leaked) : a leaked government document
e.g. who had a motive to leak the story?
noun
1. a hole in a container or covering through which contents, especially liquid or gas, may accidentally pass:
«…にある» (気体・液体が漏れる)穴, ひび割れ «in»
e.g. I checked all of the pipes for leaks.
the action of leaking accidentally:
(気体・液体の)漏れ; 漏電
e.g. a gas leak
e.g. the leak of fluid may occur.
2. an intentional disclosure of secret information:
(情報の)漏洩(ろうえい); (意図的に)漏らすこと
e.g. one of the employees was responsible for the leak.
PHRASES
take a leak
informal urinate.
DERIVATIVES
leaker | ˈlēkər | noun
ORIGIN
late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin and related to lack.