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seep
CIDE DICTIONARY
seep, v. i. [AS. sīpan to distill.].
To run or soak through fine pores and interstices; to ooze. [1913 Webster]
"Water seeps up through the sidewalks." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
seep, v. & n.
--v.intr. ooze out; percolate slowly.
--n. US a place where petroleum etc. oozes slowly out of the ground.
--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
THESAURUS
seep
bleed, condense, discharge, distill, dribble, drip, dripple, drop, effuse, emit, excrete, exfiltrate, extravasate, exudate, exude, filter, filtrate, flow, give off, gurgle, leach, leak, lixiviate, ooze, percolate, reek, sew, spurtle, strain, sweat, transpire, transude, trickle, weepFor further exploring for "seep" in Webster Dictionary Online