Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To ooze; trickle; soak through or out.
- To steep; soak.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb Scot. & U.S. See
seep .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US
Slit in atire to drain away surface water and improvetraction . - noun UK (dialect) A
drain . - verb US To cut grooves in tires.
- verb intransitive (
UK ) To drain, to filter through peat or reeds; toseep .
Etymologies
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Examples
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(I think Cathy Seipp of blessed memory did the reverse — "sipe" instead of "seep.")
Terrance Heath: Sotomayor and the Vulcan Standard, Pt. 2 2009
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The best ones use a softer compound and a molded-in sipe--a strategically placed groove in addition to the normal tire tread to help carry the water out.
Best Cars For Snow Bengt Halvorson 2007
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The best ones use a softer compound and a molded-in sipe--a strategically placed groove in addition to the normal tire tread to help carry the water out.
Best Cars For Snow Bengt Halvorson 2007
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If you are interested in participating, contact the O.sipe Temple No. 65 at P.O. Box 1943 or call Bob Cosby at (229) 269-1681.
unknown title 2009
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If you are interested in participating, contact the O.sipe Temple No. 65 at P.O. Box 1943 or call Bob Cosby at (229) 269-1681.
unknown title 2009
skipvia commented on the word sipe
To increase a tire's traction on icy roads by making shallow slashes in the tread surface.
October 19, 2007
bilby commented on the word sipe
There's a tyre ad on TV here at the moment where one of the experts refers to the tread markings as sipes.
November 19, 2008
qms commented on the word sipe
A marketer knows how to hype:
Extolling a tire of indifferent type
He'll sing of its soundness,
Its ebony roundness,
Its tread and ingenious new sipe.
May 3, 2015