leaks

/liːks/ · noun

Meaning

A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

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