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ooze 1
(o͞oz)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 plant material, as from oak bark, formerly used in tanning.
[Middle English wosen, from wose, juice, from Old English wōs; akin to Danish dialectal os.]
ooze 2
(o͞oz)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.
[From Early Modern English oase, ooze (probably influenced by ooze), from Middle English wose, from Old English wāse; akin to Danish dialectal vejs.]
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ooze
(uːz)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. (often foll by: away) to disappear or escape gradually
n
5. a slow flowing or leaking
6. (Tanning) an infusion of vegetable matter, such as sumach or oak bark, used in tanning
[Old English wōs juice]
ooze
(uːz)n
1. a soft thin mud found at the bottom of lakes and rivers
2. (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]
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ooze1
(uz)v. oozed, ooz•ing,
n. v.i.
1. (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
2. to move or pass slowly or gradually.
3. (of a substance) to exude moisture.
4. (of something abstract, as courage) to appear or disappear slowly or imperceptibly (often fol. by out or away).
5. to display some characteristic or quality.
v.t. 6. to make by oozing.
7. to exude (moisture, air, etc.) slowly.
8. to display or dispense freely and conspicuously: to ooze charm.
n. 9. the act of oozing.
10. something that oozes.
11. an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning.
[before 1000; Middle English wos(e), Old English wōs juice, moisture]
ooze2
(uz)n.
1. a calcareous or siliceous mud composed chiefly of the shells of one-celled organisms.
2. soft mud or slime.
3. a marsh or bog.
[before 900; Middle English wose, Old English wāse mud]
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ooze
- As in mud or slime, it traces back to an Old Norse word meaning "puddle, stagnant pool," and originally meant juice or sap from a plant or fruit.See also related terms for slime.
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Past participle: oozed
Gerund: oozing
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() exudation, transudation - the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes | |
Verb | 1. | ooze - pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings |
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" 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" froth - exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth" |
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ooze
1verb
1. seep, well, drop, escape, strain, leak, drain, sweat, filter, bleed, weep, drip, trickle, leach, dribble, percolate Blood was still oozing from the wound.
noun
ooze
2noun 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.
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verbnoun
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Translations
سائِل، رَواسِب طينيَّهيَرْشَح، يَنِزيَنْزن يَسِح، يَسيل
siveslamudskille
eîja, leîjagefa frá sérvætla, seytla
dumblingaspalengva tekėtisrūti
dubļidūņaslēni iztecētlēni tecēt/sūkties
mokvaťvlhnúť
cıvık çamursızıp akmaksızmakyavaş yavaş akmak
ooze
[uːz]C. VT → rezumar (fig) → rebosar
the wound was oozing blood → la herida sangraba lentamente
he simply oozes confidence → rebosa confianza
the wound was oozing blood → la herida sangraba lentamente
he simply oozes confidence → rebosa confianza
ooze away VI + ADV → rezumarse
ooze out VI + ADV → rezumarse
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ooze
n
(= mud) → Schlamm m
vi
(lit) → triefen; (water, blood) → sickern, triefen; (wound) → nässen; (resin, mud, glue) → (heraus)quellen
(fig) to ooze with charm/kindness → Liebenswürdigkeit/Güte verströmen; the house oozes with wealth or money/culture → das Haus verströmt eine Atmosphäre von Reichtum/Kultur; he stood there, charm oozing out of or from every pore → er stand da, förmlich triefend vor Liebenswürdigkeit
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ooze
(uːz) verb1. to flow slowly. The water oozed through the sand.
2. to have (something liquid) flowing slowly out. His wound was oozing blood.
noun liquid, slippery mud. The river bed was thick with ooze.
ˈoozy adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ooze
v. exudar, supurar.
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