What does seep mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. seep, oozeverb

    pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

Wiktionary

  1. seepnoun

    a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface

  2. seepnoun

    moisture that seeps out; a seepage

  3. seepverb

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

  4. Etymology: Variant of sipe, from Middle English sipen, from Old English sipian, from sīpōnan, frequentative of *sīpanan (compare Middle Dutch sīpen 'to drip', archaic German seifen 'to trickle blood'), from seib 'to pour out, drip, trickle' (compare Latin sēbum 'suet, tallow', Ancient Greek εἴβω 'to drop, drip').

Wikipedia

  1. seep

    A seep or flush is a moist or wet place where water, usually groundwater, reaches the earth's surface from an underground aquifer.

ChatGPT

  1. seep

    Seep refers to the slow passage or leaking of a liquid through a porous material or small holes. It can also refer to a place where oil, water, or other liquid substance oozes naturally out of the ground.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Seepverb

    alt. of Sipe

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Seep

    sēp, v.i. to ooze gently: to trickle: to drain off.—n. Seep′age.—adj. Seep′y. [Sipe.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SEEP

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Seep is ranked #110286 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Seep surname appeared 160 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Seep.

    99.9% or 160 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seep in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seep in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of seep in a Sentence

  1. The USGS:

    When hot lava buries plants and shrubs, methane gas is produced as a byproduct of burning vegetation, methane gas can seep into subsurface voids and explode when heated, or as shown in this video, emerge from cracks in the ground several feet away from the lava. When ignited, the methane produces a blue flame.

  2. Jill Mikucki:

    This study shows Blood Falls isn't just a weird little seep, it may be representative of a much larger hydrologic network.

  3. Tom Rochon:

    In general, the college cannot prevent the use of hurtful language on campus. Such language, intentional or unintentional, exists in the world and will seep into our community, we can't promise that the college will never host a speaker who could say something racist, homophobic, misogynistic or otherwise disrespectful.

  4. Chris Arend:

    Nobody anywhere in the country wants to have a course called ‘critical race theory for elementary school,’ this stuff will seep into the curriculum. It will seep in when the teachers start teaching that this country has always been racist, that racism is the way things get done.

  5. Urvashi Rangan:

    Bacteria and algae can begin to grow and disease can set in, prompting farmers to use drugs and other chemicals that can remain on the shrimp and seep into the surrounding environment.

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