ALL meanings of take a leak
take a leak
T t - noun take a leak an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof. 1
- noun take a leak an act or instance of leaking. 1
- noun take a leak any means of unintended entrance or escape. 1
- noun take a leak Electricity. the loss of current from a conductor, usually resulting from poor insulation. 1
- noun take a leak a disclosure of secret, especially official, information, as to the news media, by an unnamed source. 1
- verb without object take a leak to let a liquid, gas, light, etc., enter or escape, as through an unintended hole or crack: The boat leaks. 1
- verb without object take a leak to pass in or out in this manner, as liquid, gas, or light: gas leaking from a pipe. 1
- verb without object take a leak to become known unintentionally (usually followed by out): The news leaked out. 1
- verb without object take a leak to disclose secret, especially official, information anonymously, as to the news media: The official revealed that he had leaked to the press in the hope of saving his own reputation. 1
- verb with object take a leak to let (liquid, gas, light, etc.) enter or escape: This camera leaks light. 1
- verb with object take a leak to allow to become known, as information given out covertly: to leak the news of the ambassador's visit. 1
- idioms take a leak take a leak, Slang: Vulgar. to urinate. 1