OVERSLIP

Etymology

Verb

overslip (third-person singular simple present overslips, present participle overslipping, simple past and past participle overslipped)

(transitive) To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond.

(transitive) To omit or neglect.

Anagrams

• overlips, slipover

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*slip", v. t.

Definition: To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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