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[[t]slɪp[/t]]

v. slipped, slip•ping, n.

1) to move or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide

2) to slide suddenly and accidentally:

He slipped on the icy ground. The cup slipped from her hand[/ex]

3) to pass without having been acted upon or used, as an opportunity

4) cvb to elapse or pass quickly or imperceptibly (often fol. by away or by):

The years slipped by[/ex]

5) to become involved or absorbed easily:

to slip into a new way of life[/ex]

6) to move or go quietly or unobtrusively:

to slip out of a room[/ex]

7) to put on or take off a garment easily or quickly

8) to make a mistake or error (often fol. by up)

9) to decline; deteriorate:

His work slipped last year[/ex]

10) to be said or revealed inadvertently (often fol. by out):

The words just slipped out[/ex]

11) aer. (of an aircraft when excessively banked) to slide sideways, toward the center of the curve described in turning

Compare skid 12)

12) to cause to move, pass, go, etc., with a smooth or sliding motion

13) to put, pass, insert, etc., quickly or stealthily:

to slip a letter into a person's hand[/ex]

14) to put on or take off (a garment) easily or quickly:

to slip a robe on[/ex]

15) to let or make (something) slide out of a fastening, hold, etc.:

I slipped the lock, and the door opened[/ex]

16) to release from a leash, harness, etc., as a hound or a hawk

17) to get away or free oneself from; escape (a pursuer, restraint, etc.):

The cow slipped its halter[/ex]

18) to untie or undo (a knot)

19) naut. navig. to let go entirely, as an anchor cable or an anchor

20) to pass from or escape (one's memory, attention, etc.)

21) to put out of joint or position:

I slipped a disk in my back[/ex]

22) to shed or cast, as a skin

23) an act or instance of slipping

24) a sudden, accidental slide

25) a mistake or blunder, as in speaking or writing, esp. a small, careless one

26) an error in conduct; indiscretion

27) a decline or fall in quantity, quality, extent, etc.:

a slip in prices[/ex]

28) clo

a) a woman's undergarment, usu. having shoulder straps and extending down to the hemline of the outer dress

b) an underskirt, as a half-slip or petticoat

29) clo a pillowcase

30) naut. navig. an inclined plane, sloping to the water, on which vessels are built or repaired

31) naut. navig. a space between two wharves or in a dock for vessels to lie in

32) mac unintended movement or play between mechanical parts or the like

33) spo Cricket.

a) the position of a fielder who stands behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper

b) the fielder playing this position

34) gel Geol.

a) the relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault, measured along the fault plane

b) a small fault

35) mel plastic deformation, by shear, of a metallic crystal

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- give someone the slip let slip slip of the tongue

Etymology: 1250–1300; (v.) ME slippen < MD slippen, c. OHG slipfen; (n.) late ME slippe, der. of or akin to the v. syn: See mistake II

slip

[[t]slɪp[/t]] n. v. slipped, slip•ping

1) a small paper form on which information is noted:

a bank withdrawal slip; a correction slip[/ex]

2) bot a piece suitable for propagation cut from a plant; scion or cutting

3) any long, narrow piece or strip, as of wood, paper, or land

4) a young person, esp. one of slender form:

a mere slip of a girl[/ex]

5) fur a long seat or narrow pew in a church

6) to take slips or cuttings from (a plant)

7) to take (a part), as a slip from a plant

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Etymology: 1400–50; late ME slippe < MD slippe flap (of a piece of clothing) III

slip

[[t]slɪp[/t]] n.

cer a creamy clay solution used for coating or decorating ceramic biscuit

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Etymology: bef. 1000; ME slyppe, OE slype semiliquid mass