leaked

[liːkt]

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leak

An information or document that has been leaked has become known to people who weren't supposed to see it.

Imagine your friend accidentally sends a confidential email to the whole school instead of just the teacher. That's an example of something leaking out - information meant for someone else gets shared with more people than intended. Leaked can also mean something being let loose or flowing freely, like water from a burst pipe.

How common is "leaked"?

Word leaked is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
Example: The faucet has been leaking since last month.
(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
Example: No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room.
To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
Example: Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.

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adjective

Of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press.

Real examples of "leaked" in context

Guest Hosts Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman Interview Each Other

Entertainment

And the title leaked, and we looked at it and listened, and they fucking hated that title.

17:01

we... It leaked because the son of a bitch is on the internet.

16:55

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Go Claws Out While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Entertainment

It was rough, rough and it was leaked maybe a week before we came out. And I think, I just remember someone saying, I think it's up to 10 million people have seen it already before we'd come out.

9:19

I can give you an example of bad leak. X-Men Origins Wolverine, when I think a week before the whole movie was somehow leaked online.

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