单词 | ooze |
释义 | ooze ooze1 /oohz/, v. , oozed, oozing, 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, as if through a small opening or passage: The crowd oozed toward the entrance. 3. (of a substance) to exude moisture. 4. (of something abstract, as information or courage) to appear or disappear slowly or imperceptibly (often fol. by out or away): His cockiness oozed away during my rebuttal speech. 5. to display some characteristic or quality: to ooze with piety. v.t. 6. to make by oozing. 7. to exude (moisture, air, etc.) slowly. 8. to display or dispense freely and conspicuously: He can ooze charm when it serves his interest. n. 9. the act of oozing. 10. something that oozes. 11. an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning. [bef. 1000; ME wos(e) (n.), wosen (v.), OE wos juice, moisture] Syn. 10. slime, mud, muck, sludge. ooze2 /oohz/, n. 1. Geol. a calcareous or siliceous mud composed chiefly of the shells of one-celled organisms, covering parts of the ocean bottom. 2. soft mud, or slime. 3. a marsh or bog. [bef. 900; ME wose, OE wase mud] |
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