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slip

/ˈslɪp/

verb17

  1. to slide accidentally on a surface such as ice or a wet floor
  2. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
  3. To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
  4. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
  5. To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
  6. (figurative) To move down; to slide.
  7. To elude or evade by smooth movement.
  8. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
  9. To err.
  10. To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.
  11. To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
  12. 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.
  13. To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
  14. Clipping of sideslip (“to fly with the longitudinal axis misaligned with the relative wind”).
  15. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
  16. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
  17. (no longer used) To omit; to lose by negligence.

noun36

  1. A mistake or error.
  2. A one-time return to previous maladaptive behavior after cure.
  3. An act or instance of slipping.
  4. Clipping of sideslip.
  5. A long, thin piece of something.
  6. A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
  7. 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.
  8. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
  9. 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.
  10. A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
  11. 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.)
  12. An outside covering or case.
  13. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
  14. A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
  15. A slipway.
  16. A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
  17. A slipdress.
  18. A twig or shoot; a cutting.
  19. A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
  23. The positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols that causes the loss or insertion of one or more symbols.
  24. 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.
  25. (old-fashioned) 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.
  26. (old-fashioned) A child's pinafore.
  27. (UK, old-fashioned) A narrow passage between buildings.
  28. Either side of the gallery in a theater.
  29. (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
  30. A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
  31. A particular quantity of yarn.
  32. A fish, the sole.
  33. A newsletter produced by the setter of a cryptic clue-writing competition, containing a full list of winners and commentary on the clues.
  34. (no longer used) Mud, slime.
  35. (no longer used) A descendant, a scion.
  36. (no longer used) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
forms

slipped · slipt · slipping · slippeth · slips · slippest

Phrases with slip

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