Collins English-English Dictionary

ooze [uːz]

1. 1. vi. [intr] to flow or leak out slowly, as through pores or very small holes

2. 2. vi. to exude or emit (moisture, gas, etc)

3. 3. vt. [tr] to overflow with

   to ooze charm

4. 4. vi. [intr; often foll by away] to disappear or escape gradually

5. 5. n a slow flowing or leaking

6. 6. n an infusion of vegetable matter, such as sumach or oak bark, used in tanning

7. 7. n [Etymology] Old English wos juice

ooze [uːz]

1. 1. n a soft thin mud found at the bottom of lakes and rivers

2. 2. n a fine-grained calcareous or siliceous marine deposit consisting of the hard parts of planktonic organisms

3. 3. n muddy ground, esp of bogs

4. 4. n [Etymology] Old English wase mud; related to Old French wase, Old Norse veisa