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Definitions of take a leak words

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

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; 1955-60 for def 11; late Middle English leken < Old Norse leka to drip, leak; akin to Dutch lek, obsolete German lech leaky. See leach1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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