The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Seep \Seep\, or Sipe \Sipe\, v. i. [AS. s[imac]pan to distill.] To run or soak through fine pores and interstices; to ooze. [Scot. & U. S.] [1913 Webster] Water seeps up through the sidewalks. --G. W. Cable. [1913 Webster] SeepageWordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
seep v 1: pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings [syn: seep, ooze]