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seep out

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seep out (of something)

[for a fluid] to trickle or leak out of something. A lot of oil has seeped out of the car onto the driveway. There is oil seeping out. There must be a leak.

See also: out, seep

seep out

v.

1. To escape or pass slowly through small openings or pores: I think that gas is seeping out through a crack in the tank.

2. To become known to the public through a breach of secrecy: The details they refused to talk about will eventually seep out to the press.

See also: out, seep