flow vs seep

flow is a noun but seep is not a noun.

flow and seep both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flow	Yes	No	Yes	No
seep	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, seep is a hyponym of flow; that is, seep is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flow:

flow: move along, of liquids
seep: pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

Other hyponyms of flow include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, circulate, eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool, run off, waste, run down, pour, run out, spill, stream, well out, dribble, filter, trickle, drain, run out, ooze, gutter.

flow (noun)	seep (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

flow (verb)	seep (verb)
undergo menstruation	pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
cover or swamp with water
fall or flow in a certain way
move along, of liquids
move or progress freely as if in a stream
cause to flow
be abundantly present

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