[{"word":"leaks","phonetic":"/liːks/","phonetics":[{"text":"/liːks/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a leak in a boat"},{"definition":"The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The babies' diapers had big leaks."},{"definition":"A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military."},{"definition":"The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The press must have learned about the plan through a leak."},{"definition":"A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"memory leak"},{"definition":"(especially with the verb \"take\") An act of urination.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I have to take a leak."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The faucet has been leaking since last month."},{"definition":"(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room."},{"definition":"To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/leak","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/leaks"]}]