The power had gradually seeped away.
Blood was seeping slowly from the wound.
Water was seeping out of the tank.
The damp seeped through her thin shoes.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
seep — [ sip ] verb intransitive 1. ) to flow into or out of something through small holes, usually when this should not happen: seep through: The rain had seeped through his clothes. seep into: Poisonous chemicals from the factory are seeping into our… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seep — [si:p] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: sipian] 1.) to flow slowly through small holes or spaces seep into/through/down etc ▪ Blood seeped down his leg. 2.) to move or spread gradually seep away/into/through etc ▪ His… … Dictionary of contemporary English
seep|y — «SEE pee», adjective, seep|i|er, seep|i|est. 1. full of moisture. 2. poorly drained: »seepy land … Useful english dictionary
Seep — Seep, or Sipe Sipe, v. i. [AS. s[=i]pan to distill.] To run or soak through fine pores and interstices; to ooze. [Scot. & U. S.] [1913 Webster] Water seeps up through the sidewalks. G. W. Cable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seep — /seep/, v.i. 1. to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall. 2. (of ideas, methods, etc.) to enter or be introduced at a slow pace: The new ideas finally seeped down to the lower echelons. 3 … Universalium
seep — (v.) 1790, variant of sipe (c.1500), possibly from O.E. sipian to seep, from P.Gmc. *sip (Cf. M.H.G. sifen, Du. sijpelen to ooze ). Related: Seeped; seeping … Etymology dictionary
seep — seep·age; seep; … English syllables
seep — index exude, outflow, permeate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
seep in — index penetrate, pervade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
seep — [v] leak bleed, drain, drip, exude, flow, ooze, percolate, permeate, soak, sweat, transude, trickle, weep, well; concepts 146,179 Ant. pour … New thesaurus
seep — ► VERB ▪ (of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes. DERIVATIVES seepage noun. ORIGIN perhaps a dialect form of an Old English word meaning «to soak» … English terms dictionary
