ooze

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[[t]uz[/t]]
v. oozed, ooz•ing, n.
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
6) to make by oozing
7) to exude (moisture, air, etc.) slowly
8) cvb to display or dispense freely and conspicuously:
to ooze charm[/ex]
9) the act of oozing
10) something that oozes
11) clo an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning
Etymology: bef. 1000; ME wos(e), OE wōs juice, moisture II
ooze
[[t]uz[/t]] n.
1) gel a calcareous or siliceous mud composed chiefly of the shells of one-celled organisms
2) gel soft mud or slime
3) gel a marsh or bog
Etymology: bef. 900; ME wose, OE wāse mud

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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