·adj Leaky.
II. Leak ·add. ·noun A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.
III. Leak ·v The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on the ship's pumps.
IV. Leak ·noun To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, ·etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks.
V. Leak ·noun To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a hole, crevice, ·etc. ; to pass gradually into, or out of, something;
— usually with in or out.
VI. Leak ·v A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe.