seep — [ sip ] verb intransitive 1. ) to flow into or out of something through small holes, usually when this should not happen: seep through: The rain had seeped through his clothes. seep into: Poisonous chemicals from the factory are seeping into our… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seep — UK [siːp] / US [sɪp] verb [intransitive] Word forms seep : present tense I/you/we/they seep he/she/it seeps present participle seeping past tense seeped past participle seeped 1) to flow into or out of something through small holes, usually when… … English dictionary
seep — [[t]si͟ːp[/t]] seeps, seeping, seeped 1) VERB If something such as liquid or gas seeps somewhere, it flows slowly and in small amounts into a place where it should not go. [V prep/adv] Radioactive water had seeped into underground reservoirs...… … English dictionary
seep — /seep/, v.i. 1. to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall. 2. (of ideas, methods, etc.) to enter or be introduced at a slow pace: The new ideas finally seeped down to the lower echelons. 3 … Universalium
seep — [sēp] vi. [ME * sipen < OE sipian, to soak, akin to MLowG sīpen, to drip < IE base * seib , to run out, drip > SOAP] to leak, drip, or flow out slowly through small openings or pores; ooze n. 1. a place where water, oil, etc. oozes from… … English World dictionary
seep — verb ADVERB ▪ gradually, slowly ▪ away, back, out, through, up ▪ The power had gradually seeped away … Collocations dictionary
seep — [[t]sip[/t]] v. i. 1) to pass, flow, or ooze gradually, as through a porous substance 2) to become diffused; permeate 3) cvb to cause to seep; filter 4) moisture that seeps out; seepage 5) a small spring, pool, or the like, where liquid from the… … From formal English to slang
seep — /sip / (say seep) verb (i) 1. to pass gradually, as liquid, through a porous substance; ooze. 2. to enter or infiltrate gradually, as ideas. –noun 3. moisture that seeps out. 4. US a small spring, or soakage of groundwater at the surface. {?… …
seep — v ooze, trickle, dribble, drizzle, drip; transude, flow or pass through, filter, filtrate, strain, percolate, leach; exude, bleed, sweat, weep, drain out, pass out, escape, flow out, issue, emanate … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
seep — v. & n. v.intr. ooze out; percolate slowly. n. US a place where petroleum etc. oozes slowly out of the ground. Etymology: perh. dial. form of OE sipian to soak … Useful english dictionary
seep — 1. noun /siːp/ a) a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface b) moisture that seeps out; a seepage … Wiktionary
