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| seep | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc. |  |
| Water has seeped through the roof. | |
| The water steadily seeped in through the thirl. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, figurative) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse. | |
| Woe seeped through her heart thinking of what had befallen their ethnic group. | |
| Fear began to seep into the local community over the contamination of their fishpond. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive, figurative) To diminish or wane away slowly. | |
| The resistance movement against the invaders had slowly seeped away. | |
| 4. n. 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. | |
| 5. n. Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage. | |
| 6. n. The seeping away of a liquid, etc. | |
| 7. n. A seafloor vent. | |
