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seep away
[for a fluid] to escape little by little, as through a leak. All the oil seeped away, leaving none in the engine. The water seeped away after a while.
See also: away

seep in (to something)

[for a fluid] to trickle or leak out of something. Water is seeping into the basement. Water is seeping in very slowly.

seep out (of something)

[for a fluid] to trickle or leak out of something. A lot of oil has seeped out of the car onto the driveway. There is oil seeping out. There must be a leak.
See also: out

seep through something

[for a fluid] to permeate something and escape. The oil seeped through the gasket onto the ground. Some water seeped through the ceiling, ruining our carpet as well as the ceiling.
See also: through


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She said: "It was a harrowing seeing smoke seep under the door.
``We've done a patch-and-repair to get over the oil seep, but what we're looking at is either rerouting the trail around the seep or perhaps putting a bridge over it,'' said Wendy Langhans, the agency's volunteer coordinator.
28) to a saline seep off of Florida (SN: 12/15/84, p.
 
 
 
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