leak-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: accidental hole in a structure that lets substance escape

Commentary: LEAK[+form][+flaw][+hole][+accidental][+in_structure]

Examples:
The leak was a four-inch hole in the side of the boat's hull.
He checked all the pipes for leaks and found none.
The surgery will repair a small leak in the patient's heart.

Mappings:
PropBank: leak.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: the outflow or leakage from a breach or hole

Commentary: LEAK[+event][+outflow][+of_substance][+from_breach]

Examples:
We smelled a gas leak in the basement.
There was a leak of oil training behind the car as it went up the street.

Mappings:
PropBank: leak.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 3: unauthorized disclosure of confidential information

Commentary: LEAK[+event][=speech_act][+disclosure][+unauthorized][+of_information][+confidential]

Examples:
They were unsuccessful in preventing leaks to the press.
The administration has not identified the source of the leak.
The leak of military secrets to hostile nations is a real concern.

Mappings:
PropBank: leak.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 4: the act of urination

Commentary: LEAK[+event][+physiological][+urination]

Examples:
He went into the bushes to take a leak.
Some of the elderly experience uncontrolled bladder leaks.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 5: watery rot on produce caused by fungus

Commentary: LEAK[+state][+condition][+rot][+watery][+on_produce]

Examples:
The lettuce had to be discarded because of leak.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2