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View usage for: (siːp) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense seeps, present participle seeping, past tense, past participle seeped1. verbIf something such as liquid or gas seeps somewhere, it flows slowly and in small amounts into a place where it should not go. Radioactive water had seeped into underground reservoirs. [VERB preposition/adverb] The gas is seeping out of the rocks. [VERB preposition/adverb] Engineers said that plutonium could begin seeping from the corroded sub. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: ooze, well, leak, soak More Synonyms of seep Seep is also a noun. ...an oil seep. 2. verbIf something such as secret information or an unpleasant emotion seeps somewhere, it comes out gradually. ...the tide of political change which is sweeping Europe seeps into Britain. [VERB preposition/adverb] ...letting information seep out of the Treasury. [VERB preposition/adverb] (siːp) verb1. (intransitive) to pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings; ooze noun2. a small spring or place where water, oil, etc, has oozed through the ground 3. another word for seepage Word origin Old English sīpian; related to Middle High German sīfen, Swedish dialect sipa (sip) verb intransitive1. to leak, drip, or flow out slowly through small openings or pores; ooze noun2. a place where water, oil, etc. oozes from the ground to form a pool Derived forms seepy (ˈseepy) adjective Word origin ME * sipen < OE sipian, to soak, akin to MLowG sīpen, to drip < IE base * seib-, to run out, drip > soap Examples of 'seep' in a sentenceseep British English: seep 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. Radioactive water had seeped into underground reservoirs. - American English: seep
- Brazilian Portuguese: infiltrar-se
- Chinese: 渗透
- European Spanish: filtrarse
- French: filtrer
- German: sickern
- Italian: filtrare
- Japanese: しみ出る
- Korean: 새다
- European Portuguese: infiltrar-se
- Latin American Spanish: filtrarse
Definition to leak through slowly Radioactive water had seeped into underground reservoirs. Additional synonymsThe two colours will bleed into each other. Synonyms blend, run, meet, unite, mix, combine, flow, fuse, mingle, converge, ooze, seep, amalgamate, meld, intermix Definition (of a liquid or smell) to seep or flow out slowly and steadily the fluid that exudes from the cane toad's back Synonyms seep, leak, sweat, bleed, weep, trickle, ooze, emanate, issue, filter through, well forth Definition to remove or be removed from a substance by a liquid passing through it Minerals leach from the soil much faster on cleared land. Synonyms extract, strain, drain, filter, seep, percolate, filtrate, lixiviate Additional synonymsDefinition to enter or escape, or allow to enter or escape, through a crack or hole The pool's sides had cracked and the water had leaked out. Synonyms escape, pass, spill, release, discharge, drip, trickle, ooze, seep, exude, percolateDefinition to pass or filter through very small holes Water cannot percolate through the clay. Synonyms seep, strain, drain, filter, penetrate, drip, leach, ooze, pervade, permeate, filtrate Definition (of a liquid) to penetrate or permeate Rain had soaked into the sand. Synonyms penetrate, pervade, permeate, enter, get in, infiltrate, diffuse, seep, suffuse, make inroads (into) Definition to flow or cause to flow in a thin stream or drops A tear trickled down his cheek. Synonyms dribble, run, drop, stream, creep, crawl, drip, ooze, seep, exude, percolateDefinition to flow upwards or outwards Blood welled from a gash in his thigh. Synonyms flow, trickle, seep, run, issue, spring, pour, jet, burst, stream, surge, discharge, trickle, gush, ooze, seep, exude, spurt, spout |