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ooze
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ooze 1  (z)
v. oozed, ooz·ing, ooz·es
v.intr.
1. To flow or leak out slowly, as through small openings.
2. To disappear or ebb slowly: His courage oozed away.
3. To progress slowly but steadily: "Over grass bleached colorless by strong outback sun, the herd oozes forward" (Geraldine Brooks).
4. To exude moisture.
5. To emit a particular essence or quality: The house oozed with charm.
v.tr.
1. To give off; exude.
2. To emit or radiate in abundance: She oozes confidence.
n.
1. The act of oozing.
2. Something that oozes.
3. An infusion of vegetable matter, as from oak bark, used in tanning.

[Middle English wosen, from wose, juice, from Old English ws.]

ooze 2  (z)
n.
1. Soft mud or slime.
2. A layer of mudlike sediment on the floor of oceans and lakes, composed chiefly of remains of microscopic sea animals.
3. Muddy ground.

[Middle English wose, from Old English wse.]

ooze1
vb
1. (intr) to flow or leak out slowly, as through pores or very small holes
2. to exude or emit (moisture, gas, etc.)
3. (tr) to overflow with to ooze charm
4. (intr; often foll by away) to disappear or escape gradually
n
1. a slow flowing or leaking
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) an infusion of vegetable matter, such as sumach or oak bark, used in tanning
[Old English wōs juice]

ooze2
n
1. a soft thin mud found at the bottom of lakes and rivers
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a fine-grained calcareous or siliceous marine deposit consisting of the hard parts of planktonic organisms
3. muddy ground, esp of bogs
[Old English wāse mud; related to Old French wāse, Old Norse veisa]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oozeooze - any thick, viscous matter            
matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
sapropel - sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
2.oozeooze - the process of seeping              
flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
exudation, transudation - the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes
Verb1.ooze - pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
2.ooze - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores"
distil, distill - give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
reek, fume - be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
transpire - give off (water) through the skin
extravasate - geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth
stream - exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"
gum - exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring"
secrete, release - generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
froth - exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth"

ooze1
verb
1. seep, well, drop, escape, strain, leak, drain, sweat, filter, bleed, weep, drip, trickle, leach, dribble, percolate Blood was still oozing from the wound.
2. emit, release, leak, sweat, bleed, discharge, drip, leach, give out, dribble, exude, give off, excrete, overflow with, pour forth The cut was oozing a clear liquid.
3. exude, emit, radiate, display, exhibit, manifest, gush, emanate, overflow with Graham positively oozed confidence.
noun
seepage, leak, leaking, discharge, drip, dripping, trickle, oozing, dribble, leakage, exudation His shirt was soaked through with the slow ooze of blood.

ooze2
noun mud, clay, dirt, muck, silt, sludge, mire, slime, slob (Irish), gloop (informal), alluvium He thrust his hand into the ooze and brought out a large toad.
Translations
ooze [uːz]
A. Ncieno m, limo m; [of blood] → pérdida f, salida f
B. VI [liquid] → rezumar(se); [blood] → salir; (= leak) → gotear
C. VTrezumar (fig) → rebosar
the wound was oozing bloodla herida sangraba lentamente
he simply oozes confidencerebosa confianza
ooze away VI + ADVrezumarse
ooze out VI + ADVrezumarse

ooze [ˈuːz]
vi [liquid] → suinter
vt [+ liquid] → exsuder
[+ charm, confidence] → déborder de
ooze out
vi [liquid, pus] → suinter

ooze
n
(of mud, glue, resin)Quellen nt; (of water, blood)Sickern nt, → Triefen nt
(= mud)Schlamm m
vi
(lit)triefen; (water, blood)sickern, triefen; (wound)nässen; (resin, mud, glue)(heraus)quellen
(fig) to ooze with charm/kindnessLiebenswürdigkeit/Güte verströmen; the house oozes with wealth or money/culturedas Haus verströmt eine Atmosphäre von Reichtum/Kultur; he stood there, charm oozing out of or from every poreer stand da, förmlich triefend vor Liebenswürdigkeit
vt
(aus)schwitzen, absondern; bloodtriefen von; my shoes were oozing waterdas Wasser quoll mir aus den Schuhen
(fig) charmtriefen von (pej), → verströmen; confidence, sex appealstrotzen von; insinceritystinken vor (+dat) (inf)

ooze [uːz]
1. nmelma
2. vi (water) → filtrare; (gum, resin) → trasudare; (pus) → fuoriuscire
3. vt the wound oozed bloodla ferita stillava sangue
he simply oozes confidence (pej) → sprizza sicurezza da tutti i pori

ooze [uːz]
1. nmelma
2. vi (water) → filtrare; (gum, resin) → trasudare; (pus) → fuoriuscire
3. vt the wound oozed bloodla ferita stillava sangue
he simply oozes confidence (pej) → sprizza sicurezza da tutti i pori

ooze
v ooze [uːz]
1 to flow slowly The water oozed through the sand. sypel, syfer يَرْشَح، يَنِز процеждам се prosakovat sive sickern αναβλύζω, κυλάω αργά manar, rezumar immitsema تراوش کردن herua suinter לְחַלחֵל चूना, धीरे धीरे बहना sporo protjecati szivárog mengalir vætla, seytla fluire にじみ出る 천천히 흐르다 srūti, palengva tekėti, sunktis lēni tecēt/sūkties mengalir sijpelen sive/piple ut sączyć się esvair-se a se prelinge медленно течь presakovať pronicati lagano curiti sippra ไหลซึม yavaş yavaş akmak, sızmak 滲出 повільно текти رِسنا chảy chầm chậm
2 to have (something liquid) flowing slowly out His wound was oozing blood. uitsypel, lek يَنْزن يَسِح، يَسيل капя vlhnout, mokvat udskille sickern ρέω, στάζω manar, rezumar nõrguma جاری شدن tihkua suinter לִנטוֹף बहना, टपकना polako istjecati szivárog mengalir gefa frá sér colare にじみ出す 흘러 나오게 하다 (iš ko) sunktis lēni iztecēt meleleh sijpelen drive (av); piple ociekać, broczyć verter a se prelinge (din) сочиться vlhnúť, mokvať curljati lagano curiti droppa av ไหลซึม sızıp akmak 冒出 просочуватися بہہ کر نکلنا rỉ ra
n
liquid, slippery mud The river bed was thick with ooze. modder, slik, slyk سائِل، رَواسِب طينيَّه тиня bahno, sedlina slam der Schlick λάσπη cieno, fango muda لجن؛ خزه lieju vase, boue בּוֹץ נוֹזלִי दलदल tekuće blato iszap lumpur eðja, leðja fanghiglia, melma 泥土 분비물 dumblas dubļi; dūņas lumpur slijk gjørme, mudder muł lodo mâl, nămol липкая грязь; тина bahno; usadenina blato mulj dy, gyttja ทำให้ไหลซึม cıvık çamur 淤泥 липка грязь; мул نرم گيلي مٹي bùn
adj oozy
modderig, slykerig, vogtig زلِق بِسَبَب الرَّواسِب тинест bahnitý, mokvavý slammet schlickerig λασπερός, πηχτός cenagoso, fangoso lödine تراونده؛ لجن گرفته niljakas vaseux; suintant בּוֹצִי निस्यन्दी, दलदली blatnjavo iszapos; szivárgó berlumpur vætlandi fangoso, melmoso じくじくした 개흙의, 질척거리는 dumblingas dubļains; dūņains berselut vochtig, modderig gjørmet, slimet mulisty lodoso mâlos илистый; выделяющий влагу bahnitý; mokvavý blaten muljav drypande, sipprande, dyig ที่มีของเหลวซึมออกมา sızıntılı; cıvık çamurlu 泥濘,軟泥的 мулкий, тванистий کيچڑ سے بھرا ہوا có bùn; rỉ nước 泞,


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