seep
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
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Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[ooze]] or [[pass]] [[slowly]] through [[pore]]s or other small [[opening]]s, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
- {{lb|en|intransitive|figurative}} To [[enter]] or [[penetrate]] slowly; to [[spread]] or [[diffuse]].
- {{lb|en|intransitive|figurative}} To [[diminish]] or [[wane]] away slowly.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} (of a crack etc.) To allow a liquid to pass through, to leak.
- {{lb|en|Scotland}} To [[soak]].
Noun
- A small [[spring]], [[pool]], or other spot where liquid from the [[ground]] (e.g. [[water]], [[petroleum]] or [[tar]]) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping.
- [[moisture|Moisture]], [[liquid]], [[gas]], etc. that seeps out; a [[seepage]].
- The seeping away of a liquid, etc.
- A seafloor [[vent]].
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