SEEP

seep, ooze

(verb) pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

seep (third-person singular simple present seeps, present participle seeping, simple past and past participle seeped)

(intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.

(intransitive, figurative) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.

(intransitive, figurative) To diminish or wane away slowly.

Synonyms

• leak

Noun

seep (plural seeps)

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.

Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.

The seeping away of a liquid, etc.

A seafloor vent.

Anagrams

• Sepe, eeps, pees

Source: Wiktionary


Seep, or; Sipe, v. i. Etym: [AS. sipan to distill.]

Definition: To run or soak through fine pores and interstices; to ooze. [Scot. & U. S.] Water seeps up through the sidewalks. G. W. Cable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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