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SLIP
slip, elusion, eluding
(noun) the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
(noun) a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
slip, sideslip
(noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
skid, slip, sideslip
(noun) an unexpected slide
case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slip
(noun) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; “the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase”
chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy
(noun) a woman’s sleeveless undergarment
slip, slip of paper
(noun) a small sheet of paper; “a receipt slip”; “a withdrawal slip”
strip, slip
(noun) artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip
(noun) a slippery smoothness; “he could feel the slickness of the tiller”
slip, trip
(noun) an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; “he blamed his slip on the ice”; “the jolt caused many slips and a few spills”
mooring, moorage, berth, slip
(noun) a place where a craft can be made fast
slip
(noun) a young and slender person; “he’s a mere slip of a lad”
cutting, slip
(noun) a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
slip
(noun) potter’s clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
slip
(verb) insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; “He slipped some money into the waiter’s hand”
slip, drop off, drop away, fall away
(verb) get worse; “My grades are slipping”
dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
(verb) move out of position; “dislocate joints”; “the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically”
slip, slip one's mind
(verb) pass out of one’s memory
err, mistake, slip
(verb) to make a mistake or be incorrect
skid, slip, slue, slew, slide
(verb) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; “the wheels skidded against the sidewalk”
steal, slip
(verb) move stealthily; “The ship slipped away in the darkness”
slip
(verb) move smoothly and easily; “the bolt slipped into place”; “water slipped from the polished marble”
slip
(verb) move easily; “slip into something comfortable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
slip (countable and uncountable, plural slips)
(ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
(obsolete) Mud, slime.
Etymology 2
Noun
slip (plural slips)
A twig or shoot; a cutting.
(obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
A long, thin piece of something.
A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
(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.
Etymology 3
Verb
slip (third-person singular simple present slips, present participle slipping, simple past and past participle (obsolete) slipt or slipped)
(intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
(intransitive) To err.
(intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
(intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
(transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
(transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
(intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
(intransitive, figuratively) To move down; to slide.
(transitive, falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
(transitive, cooking) 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.
(obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
(transitive, business) To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
Noun
slip (plural slips)
An act or instance of slipping.
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.
A slipdress.
A mistake or error.
(nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
(nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
(nautical) A slipway.
(medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
(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.)
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.
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.
An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
(printing, dated) 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.
(dated) A child's pinafore.
An outside covering or case.
(obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
(ceramics) An aqueous suspension of minerals, usually clay, used, among other things, to stick workpieces together.
A particular quantity of yarn.
(UK, dated) A narrow passage between buildings.
(US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
(mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
(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.
(electrical) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
A fish, the sole.
Synonyms
• (a mistake): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, stumble, thinko
• (return to previous behaviour): lapse
Anagrams
• LIPs, LISP, LSPI, Lisp, lips, lisp, pils
Source: Wiktionary
Slip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Slipping.] Etym: [OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG. slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr. OE. slipen, AS. slipan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG. slifan to slide, glide, make smooth, Icel. slipa to whet; cf. also AS. sl, Goth. sliupan, OS. slopian, OHG. sliofan, G. schliefen, schl, which seem to come from a somewhat different root form. Cf. Slope, n.]
1. To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
2. 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.
3. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
4. 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. Prior. Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away. Dryden.
5. To err; to fall into error or fault. There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart. Ecclus. xix. 16. To let slip, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound; to allow to escape. Cry, "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war. Shak.
Slip, v. t.
1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. He tried to slip a powder into her drink. Arbuthnot.
2. To omit; to loose by negligence. And slip no advantage That my secure you. B. Jonson.
3. 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. Mortimer.
4. To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound. Lucento slipped me like his greyhound. Shak.
5. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
6. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink. To slip a cable. (Naut.) See under Cable.
– To slip off, to take off quickly; as, to slip off a coat.
– To slip on, to put on in haste or loosely; as, to slip on a gown or coat.
Slip, n. Etym: [AS. slipe, slip.]
1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.
2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller.
3. 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. Shak. The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride. R. Browning.
4. A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper. Moonlit slips of silver cloud. Tennyson. A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon Sure to be rounded into beauty soon. Longfellow.
5. 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. Sir S. Baker.
6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip. Shak.
7. (Print.)
Definition: 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.
8. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically: (a) A loose garment worn by a woman. (b) A child's pinafore. (c) An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip. (d) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. [R.]
9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. [Obs.] Shak
10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. [Prov. Eng.] Sir W. Petty.
11. Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handless and other applied parts.
12. A particular quantity of yarn. [Prov. Eng.]
13. An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.
14. An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. [U. S.]
15. A narrow passage between buildings. [Eng.]
16. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. [U. S.]
17. (Mining.)
Definition: A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. Knight.
18. (Engin.)
Definition: 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.
19. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fish, the sole.
20. (Cricket)
Definition: 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. To give one the slip, to slip away from one; to elude one.
– Slip dock. See under Dock.
– Slip link (Mach.), a connecting link so arranged as to allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion.
– Slip rope (Naut.), a rope by which a cable is secured preparatory to slipping. Totten.
– Slip stopper (Naut.), an arrangement for letting go the anchor suddenly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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