ETYM Akin to Dutch lek leaky, a leak, German leck, Icel. lekr leaky, Dan. laek leaky, a leak, Swed. läck; cf. as. hlec full of cracks or leaky. Related to Leak.
(Homonym: leek).
1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. Unauthorized (esp. deliberate) disclosure of confidential information.
3. Soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi.
4. (Slang) A euphemism for urination; SYN. wetting, making water, passing water.
ETYM Cf. Dutch lekkage.
A leak; also, the quantity that enters or is lost by leaking.
In economics, money that leaves the circular flow of income. The three main leakages are usually said to be savings, taxes, and imports.
1. Permitting leaks or leakage
2. Permitting liquids to penetrate
3. Used informally; unable to retain urine.
Bart Anthony van der, 1876, 1958, ndl. Maler, Graphiker u. Teppichkünstler; malte seit 1917 in abstrakt-geometr. Stil, kehrte später zur gegenständl. Malerei zurück.
(Schiffahrt) Undichte Stelle, Loch (im Schiffsrumpf).