Leak

lek, n. A crack, crevice, or hole in a ve el, a that admits a fluid or permits it to escape; oozing of water or other fluid through an aperture in a ve el. — v. i. [leaked (lekt), leaking.] To let water, etc., into or out of a ve el, through a crevice. — Leak'age, -ej, n. A leaking; quantity of a liquor that enters or i ues by leaking. (Com.) Allowance of a certain rate per cent, for the leaking of casks. — Leak'y, -Y, a. [-ier, -iest.] Permitting liquid to leak in or out; apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close_. — Leak'ine , n.