Definition of Seep
Seep
seep
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to slowly leak, flow, or pass through small holes or pores in some material;
e.g. After you water the plants, the water will seep into the soil to reach the roots.
(verb)
to gradually penetrate or pass through something in a figurative sense, to slowly spread or diffuse through something/someone;
e.g. She was afraid that the truth would seep out and everyone would learn her secret. A feeling of relief began to seep through them when they heard the news.
(noun)
an accumulation of fluid that has leaked/flowed from something, especially a place where water or gas/oil/petroleum leaks out of the ground and forms a pool on the surface;
e.g. They detected an oil seep a few feet below the surface and started to drill.
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