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seep (sēp)

intransitive verb

to leak, drip, or flow out slowly through small openings or pores; ooze

Etymology: ME *sipen < OE sipian, to soak, akin to MLowG sīpen, to drip < IE base *seib-, to run out, drip > soap

noun

  1. a place where water, oil, etc. oozes from the ground to form a pool
  2. seepage

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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