Question 1

What does "leak out" mean?

Accepted Answer

Of a liquid or gas: to escape through a crack, hole, or faulty seal.

Question 2

How do you use "leak out" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Water was leaking out from a joint in the pipe beneath the sink.

Question 3

Is "leak out" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"leak out" is register-neutral — appropriate in both casual and formal contexts. Used both literally (water, gas, or liquid leaking through a gap) and figuratively (confidential information becoming public). The figurative sense is extremely common in politics, business, and journalism. Often used in the passive for the physical sense: 'Gas had leaked out.'

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