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ooze

1. ooze \'u:z\ n [ME wose, fr. OE wa-se mire; akin to L virus slime - mor]e 
   at VIRUS 1: a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a 
   body of  water 2: a piece of soft wet plastic ground (as a marsh or bog) 
2. ooze n [ME wose sap, juice, fr. OE wo-s; akin to OHG waso damp, G]k 
   hearon ewer 1: a decoction of vegetable material used for tanning leather  
   2: the action of oozing  3: something that oozes 
3. ooze vi 1: to pass or flow slowly through or as if through small 
   openings or inter stices 2: to move slowly or imperceptibly  3a: to exude 
   moisture  3b: to exude something in a way suggestive of the emitting of 
   moisture  4: to escape slowly and quietly  1: to emit or give out slowly  
   2: to exude or give off in a way suggestive of the emitting of moisture