issue vs leak

issue and leak both are nouns.

issue and leak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
issue	Yes	No	Yes	No
leak	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

issue: come out of
leak: enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure

Other hyponyms of issue include pop out, radiate, escape, fall, debouch, come out, fall out.

issue (noun)	leak (noun)
the act of issuing printed materials	unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)	the discharge of a fluid from some container
an opening that permits escape or release	an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
some situation or event that is thought about	a euphemism for urination
an important question that is in dispute and must be settled	soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi
one of a series published periodically
the becoming visible
the immediate descendants of a person
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government

issue (verb)	leak (verb)
come out of	have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale	enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
bring out an official document (such as a warrant)	tell anonymously
make out and issue	be leaked
circulate or distribute or equip with

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