leaking
adjective
[ ˈliːkɪŋ ]
• (of a container or covering) accidentally losing or admitting contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack.
• "a leaking gutter"
leak
verb
• (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack.
• "the roof leaked"
Similar:
seep (out),
escape,
ooze (out),
exude,
discharge,
emanate,
issue,
drip,
dribble,
drain,
bleed,
spill,
stream,
gush (out),
spurt,
spout,
squirt,
spew,
jet,
emit,
eject,
release,
pour out,
send forth,
ooze,
excrete,
secrete,
• intentionally disclose (something private or secret).
• "a report was leaked to the press"
Similar:
disclose,
divulge,
reveal,
make known,
make public,
tell,
impart,
pass on,
relate,
communicate,
expose,
broadcast,
publish,
release,
unveil,
give away,
betray,
admit,
confess,
let slip,
blurt out,
bring into the open,
bring to light,
let on,
take the lid off,
blow wide open,
blab,
let the cat out of the bag,
spill the beans,
blow the gaff,
Origin:
late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin and related to lack.
