Leak, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Leaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Leaking.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen, Icel. leka, Dan. lække, Sw. läcka, AS. leccan to wet, moisten. See Leak, n.] 1. To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks.
2. To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a hole, crevice, etc.; to pass gradually into, or out of, something; — usually with in or out.
To leak out, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to become public; as, the facts leaked out.