to leak
293
4.1
- verb
- /liːk/
- Officials are concerned about who might leak the details of the upcoming reforms before the announcement.
- leak information
- leaked to the press
- leaked documents
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- Drake just had his response get leaked and sounds great.
- And so we start leaking these stories to the press.
- How is it that nobody has leaked this information?
- Once again the Internet leaks a huge spoiler.
- Because it constantly changes and correct, they're never gonna leak them passwords.
- Did you hear that she that CNN leaked the questions to her during the debates?
- It's sealed, but someone from the court must have leaked it to TMZ.
- Turns out a few months later, some messages leaked between him and a webcam girl.
- OK, like, OK, so he doxes, she leaks, but the New York Times investigates.
- So yes, we have arrested the person who leaked the report.
- Yeah, allegedly tampering with witnesses, allegedly leaking his ex girlfriend's diary entries.
- And that campaign is always leaked, like, you know, totally.
- Why suddenly are they kind of slow leaking this information?
Examples
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However, the findings of the panel have been leaked and are widely available.
Academic text (1997) -
The draft agreement was leaked to the Israeli press, putting both sides under pressure.
Academic text (2008) -
- Leak it to The Washington Post.
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And how soon did you start leaking news?
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And so we start leaking these stories to the press.
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How is it that nobody has leaked this information?
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The information must have leaked from somewhere.
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Somebody must have leaked them.
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The question continues to be who is leaking this footage and why?
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Two months after the seizure of the cargo, an audio recording was leaked to social media by unknown sources.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
∞
7.7
Reveal a secret or someone's identity
∞
2.3
Show something that was hidden or secret
645
2.9
To become known to people after being hidden
413
4.1
Reveal hidden facts or bad actions to people
245
4.1
To tell people information that was secret
234
3.5
Reveal secret facts to the public
130
3.4
Tell a secret on purpose or by accident
120
4.1
To make something known for the first time
94
4.5
To reveal secret information, often by mistake
68
6.0
To tell a secret or show feelings you were trying to hide
52
6.2
To tell secret or private information to people
51
3.7
Make secret information known to the public
30
3.7
People find out secret information without permission
27
3.7
Tell secret or private information to other people
24
4.6
Tell someone's secret to other people
23
5.6
Accidentally tell someone something you want to keep secret
18
6.0
Tell a secret by accident before others know
8
6.8
Reveal secret information that shocks people
4
5.1
To tell a secret that should be kept
2
7.1
To reveal information that was previously hidden
2
1.0
To make secret information known to other people
1
5.5
To tell a secret by accident and spoil a surprise
1
7.9
To tell a secret carelessly or without meaning to
1
4.4
To tell people about something secret
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
2
3.7
Private information that someone shares with the public without permission
- Specialized
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How Public
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3.3
413
4.1
293
4.1
∞
2.3
23
5.6
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb leak for secret information uses the image of a small hole where things slip out; it keeps the idea of 'letting out' from the old root, so to leak a secret is to make private news escape.