leak
/liːk/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
2
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
3
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
4
The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
5
A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
6
The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
7
An act of urination.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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