Real Dictionary

ooze
verb: If you say that someone or something oozes a quality or characteristic, or oozes with it, you mean that they show it very strongly.
verb: When a thick or sticky liquid oozes from something or when something oozes it, the liquid flows slowly and in small quantities.

ooze in American English 1
an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning leather
to flow or leak out slowly, as through very small holes; seep
intransitive verb: to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings
noun: the act of oozing
transitive verb: to make by oozing

ooze in American English 2
soft mud or slime; esp., the deep layers of sediment at the bottom of a lake, ocean, etc.
noun: a calcareous or siliceous mud composed chiefly of the shells of one-celled organisms, covering parts of the ocean bottom

ooze in British English 1
noun: a slow flowing or leaking
verb: to flow or leak out slowly, as through pores or very small holes

ooze in British English 2
noun: a soft thin mud found at the bottom of lakes and rivers