leak
leak is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What does leak mean?
Unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information.
The discharge of a fluid from some container.
“he had to clean up the leak”
A euphemism for urination.
“he had to take a leak”
An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
“one of the tires developed a leak”
Soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi.
Be leaked.
“The news leaked out despite his secrecy”
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”
Have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out.
“The container leaked gasoline”
“the roof leaks badly”
Tell anonymously.
“The news were leaked to the paper”