Seep

Pronunciation

• enPR: sÄ“p, IPA: /siːp/
• Rhymes: -iːp

Origin

Variant of sipe, from Middle English sipen, from Old English sipian, from Proto-Germanic *sīpōną, frequentative of *sīpaną (compare Middle Dutch sīpen 'to drip', archaic German seifen 'to trickle blood'), from Proto-Indo-European *seib, *sib- 'to pour out, drip, trickle' (compare Latin sēbum 'suet, tallow', Ancient Greek εἴβω 'to drop, drip').

Full definition of seep

Noun

1. a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface
2. moisture that seeps out; a seepage
3. A seafloor vent

Verb

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

Synonyms

• leak

Anagrams

• eeps
• pees