leak out

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leak out

verb leaks out · leaking out · leaked out

intransitive To spill or pour out, because of a leak. Water leaked out onto the floor.
Similar: escape
figuratively, intransitive To be revealed (especially, of information intended to be kept secret). The news of her pregnancy eventually leaked out to the press.
figuratively, transitive To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously. For example, when U2 songs appeared on the Internet before they were pressed onto CDs, it was someone inside the recording studio who leaked them out.

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@misc{leak_out_2026,
  title = {leak out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leak%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}