Ooze (?), n. [OE. wose, AS. wase dirt, mire, mud, akin to w�s juice, ooze, Icel. vās wetness, OHG. waso turf, sod, G. wasen.] 1. Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure. “My son i' the ooze is bedded.” Shak.
2. Soft flow; spring. Prior.
3. The liquor of a tan vat.