SEEPAGE Synonyms

• having a debilitating effect

• the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

• a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

• the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop

• extremely wet

• the act of escaping physically

• an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

• an avoidance of danger or difficulty

• a means or way of escaping

• a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

• the discharge of a fluid from some container

• a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level

• run away from confinement

• fail to experience

• escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

• be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

• remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• issue or leak, as from a small opening

• a substance that oozes out from plant pores

• the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes

• the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

• designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow

• a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)

• the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

• the process of leaching

• the discharge of a fluid from some container

• the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

• the act of making coffee in a percolator

• the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification

• the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance

• mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other

• leaking out slowly

• the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

• a substance that transudes

• the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes

• the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

• showing sorrow

• having branches or flower heads that bend downward

• flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

• run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

• the process of seeping

• leaking out slowly