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OOZE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of seeping

Synonyms:

ooze; oozing; seepage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("ooze" is a kind of...):

flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ooze"):

exudation; transudation (the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes)

Derivation:

ooze (release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities)

ooze (pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings)

oozy (leaking out slowly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any thick, viscous matter

Synonyms:

goo; gook; goop; guck; gunk; muck; ooze; slime; sludge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ooze" is a kind of...):

matter (that which has mass and occupies space)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ooze"):

sapropel (sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

Example:

exude sweat through the pores

Synonyms:

exudate; exude; ooze; ooze out; transude

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "ooze" is one way to...):

egest; eliminate; excrete; pass (eliminate from the body)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ooze"):

distil; distill (give off (a liquid))

fume; reek (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)

gum (exude or form gum)

release; secrete (generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids)

froth (exude or expel foam)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

ooze; oozing (the process of seeping)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

Synonyms:

ooze; seep

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ooze" is one way to...):

course; feed; flow; run (move along, of liquids)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

ooze; oozing (the process of seeping)

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