Sliptverb
(archaic) slip
Slipnoun
(ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
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(obsolete) Mud, slime.
Slipnoun
A twig or shoot; a cutting.
‘a slip from a vine’;
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(obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
Slipnoun
A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
‘She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.’;
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A long, thin piece of something.
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A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
‘a salary slip’;
Slipnoun
(marine insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwriters.
Slipnoun
An act or instance of slipping.
‘I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.’;
Slipnoun
A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
Slipnoun
A slipdress.
Slipnoun
A mistake or error.
‘a slip of the tongue’;
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(nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
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(nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
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(nautical) A slipway.
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(medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
Slipnoun
(cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
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A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
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A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
Slipnoun
An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
‘He gave the warden the slip and escaped from the prison.’;
Slipnoun
A portion of the columns of a newspaper etc. struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
Slipnoun
(dated) A child's pinafore.
Slipnoun
An outside covering or case.
‘a pillow slip’; ‘the slip or sheath of a sword’;
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(obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
Slipnoun
Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
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(ceramics) An aqueous suspension of minerals, usually clay, used, among other things, to stick workpieces together.
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A particular quantity of yarn.
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A narrow passage between buildings.
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(US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
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(mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
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(engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
Slipnoun
(electrical) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
Slipnoun
A fish, the sole.
Slipverb
(intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
Slipverb
(intransitive) To err.
Slipverb
(intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
Slipverb
(intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
‘A bone may slip out of place.’;
Slipverb
(transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
‘She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand.’;
Slipverb
(transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
Slipverb
(intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
‘Some errors slipped into the appendix.’;
Slipverb
To move down; to slide.
‘Profits have slipped over the past six months.’;
Slipverb
To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
Slipverb
To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
Slipverb
(obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
Slipverb
To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
‘to slip a piece of cloth or paper’;
Slipverb
To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
‘A horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.’;
Slipverb
To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
Slipverb
To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go beyond the allotted deadline.
Slipverb
To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
Slipverb
To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip.
Slipverb
To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; - often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
Slipverb
To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner; as, some errors slipped into the work.
‘Thus one tradesman slips away,To give his partner fairer play.’; ‘Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away.’;
Slipverb
To err; to fall into error or fault.
‘There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart.’; ‘Cry, "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war.’;
Slipverb
To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
‘He tried to slip a powder into her drink.’;
Slipverb
To omit; to loose by negligence.
‘And slip no advantageThat my secure you.’;
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To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of; as, to slip a piece of cloth or paper.
‘The branches also may be slipped and planted.’;
Slipverb
To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound.
‘Lucento slipped me like his greyhound.’;
Slipverb
To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
Slipverb
To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
Slipnoun
The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.
Slipnoun
An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
‘This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.’;
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A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.
‘A native slip to us from foreign seeds.’; ‘The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride.’;
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A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.
‘Moonlit slips of silver cloud.’; ‘A thin slip of a girl, like a new moonSure to be rounded into beauty soon.’;
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A leash or string by which a dog is held; - so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
‘We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer.’;
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An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip.
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A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
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Any covering easily slipped on.
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A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver.
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Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
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Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts.
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A particular quantity of yarn.
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An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.
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An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip.
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A narrow passage between buildings.
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A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
Slipnoun
A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
Slipnoun
The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
Slipnoun
A fish, the sole.
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A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip.
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The retrograde movement on a pulley of a belt as it slips.
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The difference between the actual and synchronous speed of an induction motor.
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A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwrites.
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a socially awkward or tactless act
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a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
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potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
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a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
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a young and slender person;
‘he's a mere slip of a lad’;
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a place where a craft can be made fast
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an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall;
‘he blamed his slip on the ice’; ‘the jolt caused many slips and a few spills’;
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a slippery smoothness;
‘he could feel the slickness of the tiller’;
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artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
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a small sheet of paper;
‘a receipt slip’;
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a woman's sleeveless undergarment
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bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow;
‘the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase’;
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an unexpected slide
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a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
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the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
Slipverb
move stealthily;
‘The ship slipped away in the darkness’;
Slipverb
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly;
‘He slipped some money into the waiter's hand’;
Slipverb
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner;
‘the wheels skidded against the sidewalk’;
Slipverb
get worse;
‘My grades are slipping’;
Slipverb
move smoothly and easily
Slipverb
to make a mistake or be incorrect
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pass on stealthily;
‘He slipped me the key when nobody was looking’;
Slipverb
pass out of one's memory
Slipverb
move out of position;
‘dislocate joints’; ‘the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically’;
