Leakee vs. Leaked — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Leakee and Leaked
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Definitions
Leakee
One about whom information is leaked.
Leaked
To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw
Rusted pipes that were beginning to leak.
A boat leaking at the seams.
Leaked
To escape or pass through a breach or flaw
Helium leaking slowly from the balloon.
Leaked
To become publicly known through a breach of secrecy
The news has leaked.
Leaked
To permit (a substance) to escape or pass through a breach or flaw
A damaged reactor leaking radioactivity into the atmosphere.
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Leaked
To disclose without authorization or official sanction
Leaked classified information to a reporter.
Leaked
A crack or flaw that permits something to escape from or enter a container or conduit
Fixed the leak in the roof.
Leaked
The act or instance of leaking.
Leaked
An amount leaked
Equipment used in cleaning up oil leaks.
Leaked
An unauthorized or a deliberate disclosure of confidential information
"Sometimes we can't respond to stories based on leaks" (Ronald Reagan).
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Leaked
Loss of electric current as a result of faulty insulation.
Leaked
The path or place at which this loss takes place.
Leaked
Simple past tense and past participle of leak
Leaked
Of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press.
A leaked memo from Downing Street reports that the Prime Minister is planning to call a general election next week.
