Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - seep
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Seep
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(seeps, seeping, seeped) 1. If something such as liquid or gas seeps somewhere, it flows slowly and in small amounts into a place where it should not go. Radioactive water had seeped into underground reservoirs... The gas is seeping out of the rocks... VERB: V prep/adv, V prep/adv • Seep is also a noun. ...an oil seep. N-COUNT 2. If something such as secret information or an unpleasant emotion seeps somewhere, it comes out gradually. ...the tide of racism which is sweeping Europe seeps into Britain. VERB: V prep/adv
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I. intransitive verb Etymology: alteration of earlier sipe, from Middle English sipen, from Old English sipian; akin to Middle Low German sipen to ~ Date: 1790 1. to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings ; ooze water ~ed in through a crack 2. a. to enter or penetrate slowly fear of nuclear war had ~ed into the national consciousness — Tip O'Neill b. to become diffused or spread a sadness ~ed through his being — Agnes S. Turnbull II. noun Date: 1824 1. a. a spot where a fluid (as water, oil, or gas) contained in the ground oozes slowly to the surface and often forms a pool b. a small spring 2. ~age • ~y adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. геол выход нефти 2. просачивание, утечка (масла, воды); инфильтрация 3. редк. небольшой источник, ключ 4. просачиваться, протекать the water seeps through the earth —- вода просачивается сквозь землю ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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in доходить (о словах, мысли и т.п.) The chairman stopped speaking to allow time for the meaning of his remark to seep in. SEEP v. просачиваться; протекать - seep away - seep in - seep out - seep through Syn: see filter SEEP away постепенно исчезать The international power of Britain has been seeping away. Faith in the government is seeping away, and they are unlikely to win the next election. SEEP through = seep in SEEP out проникать, распространяться In spite of all precautions information was seeping out. ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v to flow slowly through small holes or spaces + in/into/through etc (Whenever it rained water started seeping in.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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