seep

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English sipen, from Old English sipian, probably cognate with Middle English sippen "to sip". Cf. Middle High German sifen (“‘to trickle’”) ( > archaic German seifen).

[edit] Noun

Singular
seep

Plural
seeps

seep (plural seeps)

  1. a place where water, petroleum or tar seeps out of the ground
  2. a seepage

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a place where water seeps out of the ground
a seepage
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to seep

Third person singular
seeps

Simple past
seeped

Past participle
seeped

Present participle
seeping

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

  1. to ooze, or pass slowly through pores or other small openings

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to ooze through pores

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[edit] Estonian

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From German Seife

[edit] Noun

seep

  1. soap
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