give away vs leak

leak vs give away

give away is not a noun while leak is a noun.

give away and leak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give away	No	No	Yes	No
leak	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, leak is a hyponym of give away; that is, leak is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than give away:

give away: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
leak: tell anonymously

Other hyponyms of give away include blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out, come out of the closet, out, spring, betray, bewray, confide, babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle, reveal.

give away (noun)	leak (noun)
	unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
	the discharge of a fluid from some container
	an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
	a euphemism for urination
	soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi

give away (verb)	leak (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
give away information about somebody	enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
make a gift of	tell anonymously
formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father	be leaked

Difference between give away and leak

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