The meaning of Seepage

adjective

Used for emphasis, or to express annoyance.

Usage examples:

The watch was a bleeding copy

verb

Lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness.

Usage examples:

The cut was bleeding steadily

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

noun

The action or process of draining something.

Usage examples:

The pot must have holes in the base for good drainage

noun

The process by which water or other liquids flow away into pipes or into the ground

Usage examples:

The swamp has poor drainage throughout.

verb

(of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream.

Usage examples:

Rain dribbled down the window

noun

A thin stream of liquid; a trickle.

Usage examples:

A dribble of blood

verb

To move or happen slowly in small amounts or a few at a time

Usage examples:

Customers dribbled in and out all day., juice dribbled down the baby’s chin., water leaked from the…

verb

Let fall or be so wet as to shed small drops of liquid.

Usage examples:

The tap won't stop dripping

noun

A small drop of a liquid.

Usage examples:

She put the bucket on top of the dresser to catch the drips

verb

Flowing in drops

verb

Break free from confinement or control.

Usage examples:

Two burglars have just escaped from prison

noun

An act of breaking free from confinement or control.

Usage examples:

The gang had made their escape

verb

Run away from confinement

noun

(in living organisms and cells) the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter.

Usage examples:

The bound hg is then removed from the organism by natural excretion.

noun

The action or process of filtering something.

Usage examples:

Small particles are difficult to remove without filtration

noun

The process of using a filter to remove solids from liquids or gasses

verb

(of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move steadily and continuously in a current or stream.

Usage examples:

From here the river flows north

noun

The action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream.

Usage examples:

The flow of water into the pond

verb

(esp. of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, esp. continuously and easily

Usage examples:

Air flows over an aircraft’s wing faster than it flows under it., lava from the volcano was flowing…

noun

The action of supplying or distributing something, especially for official purposes.

Usage examples:

Construction cannot be commenced prior to the issuance of a building permit

noun

→  issue noun

Usage examples:

$715,000 was provided from the issuance of common stock., stock/bond issuance the firm plans to rai…

noun

→  issue noun

Usage examples:

$715,000 was provided from the issuance of common stock., stock/bond issuance the firm plans to rai…

verb

(with reference to a soluble chemical or mineral) drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater.

Usage examples:

The nutrient is quickly leached away

verb

(of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack.

Usage examples:

The roof leaked

noun

A hole in a container or covering through which contents may accidentally pass.

Usage examples:

I checked all of the pipework for leaks

verb

(of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container, or (of a container) to allow liquid or gas to escape

Usage examples:

[ i ] he heard the sound of dripping and saw water leaking from a pipe overhead., [ t ] the ship ra…

noun

The accidental admission or escape of liquid or gas through a hole or crack.

Usage examples:

We're saving water by reducing leakage

noun

The condition of leaking

Usage examples:

The cause of the leakage of the chemical is under investigation, he said.

noun

A situation in which a liquid or gas escapes from an opening in a pipe or container, or the amount that escapes

Usage examples:

Continued leakage from the plant means that the river remains polluted., leakage of sth three diffe…

verb

(of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something.

Usage examples:

Blood was oozing from a wound in his scalp

noun

The sluggish flow of a fluid.

Usage examples:

I picked a fruit and watched the ooze of fig milk from the stem

noun

An infusion of oak bark or other vegetable matter, used in tanning.

noun

The process of a liquid moving slowly through a substance that has very small holes in it

Usage examples:

The percolation of water through rocks, so far we haven't seen much percolation of higher energy pr…

noun

A process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion.

Usage examples:

Alcohol had a stimulatory effect on gastric acid secretion

noun

The process by which an animal or plant produces and releases a liquid, or the liquid produced

Usage examples:

The excessive secretion of gastric juices in the gut causes ulcers., toxic secretions

verb

(of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes.

Usage examples:

Water began to seep through the soles of his boots

noun

A place where petroleum or water oozes slowly out of the ground.

Usage examples:

The stable isotope composition of the first and second stages of the worm tube carbonates is simila…

verb

Present participle of seep

Usage examples:

Pesticides are seeping out of farmland and into the water supply., figurative given the intense sec…

verb

Exude sweat.

Usage examples:

He was sweating profusely

noun

Moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear.

Usage examples:

Beads of sweat broke out on her brow

noun

Denoting loose casual garments made of thick, fleecy cotton.

Usage examples:

Noticing he was dressed in sweats and a sweat shirt, she commented ‘i take it you don't have to go …

verb

(of a liquid) flow in a small stream.

Usage examples:

A solitary tear trickled down her cheek

noun

A small flow of liquid.

Usage examples:

A trickle of blood

verb

(of liquid) to flow slowly and without force

Usage examples:

Blood trickled from a cut in his forehead., after the hurricane, all the telephones were out, and i…

verb

(of a liquid) flow in a small stream.

Usage examples:

A solitary tear trickled down her cheek

noun

A small flow of liquid.

Usage examples:

A trickle of blood

verb

(of liquid) to flow slowly and without force

Usage examples:

Blood trickled from a cut in his forehead., after the hurricane, all the telephones were out, and i…

verb

(of a liquid) rise up to the surface and spill or be about to spill.

Usage examples:

Tears were beginning to well up in her eyes

adverb

In a good or satisfactory way.

Usage examples:

The whole team played well

adverb

In a thorough manner.

Usage examples:

Add the mustard and lemon juice and mix well