| leak | | |
| n. (object) | 1. leak | an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.; "one of the tires developed a leak" |
| ~ hole | an opening into or through something. |
| n. (state) | 2. leak | soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi. |
| ~ soft rot | mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi. |
| n. (process) | 3. leak, making water, passing water, wetting | a euphemism for urination.; "he had to take a leak" |
| ~ euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. |
| ~ micturition, urination | the discharge of urine. |
| n. (event) | 4. escape, leak, leakage, outflow | the discharge of a fluid from some container.; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" |
| ~ outpouring, discharge, run | the pouring forth of a fluid. |
| n. (communication) | 5. leak, news leak | unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information. |
| ~ disclosure, revealing, revelation | the speech act of making something evident. |
| v. (communication) | 6. leak | tell anonymously.; "The news were leaked to the paper" |
| ~ disclose, divulge, let on, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
| ~ get around, get out, break | be released or become known; of news.; "News of her death broke in the morning" |
| v. (communication) | 7. leak, leak out | be leaked.; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" |
| ~ get around, get out, break | be released or become known; of news.; "News of her death broke in the morning" |
| v. (change) | 8. leak | enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure.; "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement" |
| ~ come forth, egress, emerge, go forth, come out, issue | come out of.; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" |
| v. (change) | 9. leak | have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out.; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly" |
| ~ take in water, bilge | take in water at the bilge.; "the tanker bilged" |
| ~ fall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break | go to pieces.; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
| vent | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. blowhole, vent, vent-hole, venthole | a hole for the escape of gas or air. |
| ~ air duct, air passage, airway | a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines). |
| ~ hole | an opening deliberately made in or through something. |
| ~ smoke hole | a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape. |
| n. (animal) | 2. vent | external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate. |
| ~ orifice, porta, opening | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity.; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" |
| n. (object) | 3. vent, volcano | a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt. |
| ~ crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure | a long narrow opening. |
| ~ eructation, extravasation, eruption | (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed). |
| ~ active | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt.; "active volcanos" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. vent | a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket). |
| ~ slit | a long narrow opening. |
| n. (act) | 5. outlet, release, vent | activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion.; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| v. (communication) | 6. give vent, vent, ventilate | give expression or utterance to.; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers" |
| ~ evince, express, show | give expression to.; "She showed her disappointment" |
| v. (change) | 7. air, air out, vent, ventilate | expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen.; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" |
| ~ freshen, refresh | make (to feel) fresh.; "The cool water refreshed us" |
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