Word Definition

Ooze

  1. To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance or through small openings.
  2. The liquor of a tan vat.
  3. Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.
  4. Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed out; his courage oozed out.
  5. To cause to ooze.
  6. Soft flow; spring.

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