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English noun: ooze | |||
| 1. | ooze (substance) any thick, viscous matter | ||
| Synonyms | goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, slime, sludge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | matter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sapropel | ||
| 2. | ooze (event) the process of seeping | ||
| Synonyms | oozing, seepage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flow, flowing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | exudation, transudation | ||
English verb: ooze | |||
| 1. | ooze (motion) pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings | ||
| Synonyms | seep | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course, feed, flow, run | ||
| 2. | ooze (body) release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities | ||
| Samples | Exude sweat through the pores. | ||
| Synonyms | exudate, exude, ooze out, transude | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | egest, eliminate, excrete, pass | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | distil, distill, extravasate, froth, fume, gum, reek, release, secrete, stream, transpire | ||
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