Leak vs. Peak
Leaknoun
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
Leaknoun
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
Leaknoun
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
Leaknoun
The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
Leaknoun
A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
Leaknoun
(computing) The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
Leaknoun
An act of urination.
Leakverb
(ambitransitive) To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
Leakverb
(intransitive) (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
Leakverb
(ambitransitive) To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
Leakadjective
(obsolete) Leaky.
Leaknoun
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe.
Leaknoun
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on the ship's pumps.
Leaknoun
A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.
Leaknoun
an act of urinating; - used mostly in the phrase take a leak, i. e. to urinate.
Leaknoun
The disclosure of information that is expected to be kept confidential; as, leaks by the White House staff infuriated Nixon; leaks by the Special Prosecutor were criticized as illegal.
Leakadjective
Leaky.
Leakverb
To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole, crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the boat leaks.
Leakverb
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.
Leaknoun
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape;
Leaknoun
soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
Leaknoun
a euphemism for urination;
Leaknoun
the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container;
Leaknoun
unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
Leakverb
tell anonymously;
Leakverb
be leaked;
Leakverb
enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure;
Leakverb
have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out;
Leak
A leak is a way (usually an opening) for fluid to escape a container or fluid-containing system, such as a tank or a ship's hull, through which the contents of the container can escape or outside matter can enter the container. Leaks are usually unintended and therefore undesired.
Peaknoun
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
Peaknoun
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
Peaknoun
(geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point
Peaknoun
(geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated
Peaknoun
(nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail
Peaknoun
(nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
Peaknoun
(nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
Peaknoun
(mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
Peakverb
To reach a highest degree or maximum.
Peakverb
To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
Peakverb
(intransitive) To become sick or wan.
Peakverb
(intransitive) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
Peakverb
(intransitive) To pry; to peep slyly.
Peakadjective
(MLE) Bad
Peakadjective
(MLE) Unlucky; unfortunate
Peaknoun
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
Peaknoun
The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.
Peaknoun
The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; - used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
Peakverb
To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
Peakverb
To achieve a maximum of numerical value, intensity of activity, popularity, or other characteristic, followed by a decline; as, the stock market peaked in January; his performance as a pitcher peaked in 1990; sales of the XTX model peaked at 20,000 per year.
Peakverb
To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
Peakverb
To pry; to peep slyly.
Peakverb
To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular.
Peaknoun
the most extreme possible amount or value;
Peaknoun
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Peaknoun
the highest level or degree attainable;
Peaknoun
the top point of a mountain or hill;
Peaknoun
a V shape;
Peaknoun
the highest point (of something);
Peaknoun
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes;
Peakverb
to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity;
Peakadjective
of a period of maximal use or demand or activity;
Peakadjective
approaching or constituting a maximum;
