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1. slip \'slip\ vb or slipped; or slip.ping [ME slippen, fr. MD or MLG;
akin to Gk olibros slippery, leiosX smooth - more at LIME 1a: to move with
a smooth sliding motion 1b: to move quietly and cautiously : STEAL 1c:
ELAPSE, PASS 2a1: to escape from memory or consciousness 2a2: to become
uttered through inadvertence 2b: to pass quickly or easily away : become
lost {let an opportunity (R@} 3: to fall into error or fault : LAPSE 4a:
to slide out of place or away from a support or one's grasp 4b: to slide
on or down a slippery surface {~ on the stairs} 4c: to flow smoothly 5:
to get speedily into or out of clothing {slipped into his coat)> 6: to fall
off from a standard or accustomed level by degrees : DECLI NE 7: SIDESLIP
1: to cause to move easily and smoothly : SLIDE 2a: to get away from :
ELUDE, EVADE {slipped his pur suers} 2b: to free oneself from {dog slipped
his collar} 2c: to escape from (one's memory or notice) 3: CAST, SHED
{snake slipped its skin} 4: to put on (a garment) hurriedly 5a: to let
loose from a restraining leash or grasp 5b: to cause to slip open :
RELEASE, UNDO {~ a lock)> 5c: to let go of 5d: to disengage from (an
anchor) instead of hauling 6a: to insert, place, or pass quietly or
secretly 6b: to give or pay on the sly 7: SLINK, ABORT 8: DISLOCATE
{slipped his shoulder} 9: to transfer (a stitch) from one needle to
another without working a sti tch 10: to avoid (a punch) by moving the body
or head quickly or one side : to foist something on another : get the
better of another by trickery - slip something over
2. slip n 1a: a sloping ramp extending out into the water to serve as a
place for lan ding or repairing ships 1b: a ship's berth between two piers
2: the act or an instance of departing secretly or hurriedly 3a: a mistake
in judgment, policy, or procedure : BLUNDER 3b: a slight offense : MISSTEP
4: a leash so made that it can be quickly slipped 5a: the act or an
instance of slipping down or out of place {a ~ on the ice} : a sudden
mishap {many a ~ between the cup and the lip} 5b: a movement dislocating
the parts of a rock mass or the result of such m ovement 5c: a fall from
some level or standard : DECLINE {~ in stoc k prices} 6a: an undergarment
made in dress length with shoulder straps 6b: PILLOWCASE 7a: one of
several cricket fielders positioned on the off side of the wicke tkeeper
and behind point pl but sing in constr 7b: the part of the field in which
the slips are placed 8a: the motion of the center of resistance of the
float of a paddle wheel o r the blade of an oar through the water
horizontally; also : the difference between a ship's actual speed and the
speed which it would have if the propeller worked in a solid 8b: retrograde
movement of a belt on a pulley 8c: the amount of leakage past the piston
of a pump or the impellers of a b lower 9: a disposition or tendency to
slip easily 10: SIDE SLIP
3. slip aj 1a: operating by slipping {~ bar} 1b: DETACHABLE {~
compartment} 2: having a slipknot {~ cord} 3: capable of being released
quickly {~ bolt}
4. slip n [ME slippe, prob. fr. MD or MLG, split, slit, flap] 1a: a small
shoot or twig cut for planting or grafting : SCION 1b: DESCENDANT,
OFFSPRING 2a: a long narrow strip of material 2b: a piece of paper used
for a memorandum or record {sales ~} 3: a young and slender person {~ of a
girl} 4: a long seat or narrow pew
5. slip vt or slipped; or slip.ping : to take cuttings from (a plant) :
divide into slips {~ a gera nium}
6. slip n [ME slyp slime, fr. OE slypa slime paste; akin to OE slu-pan)X to
slip - more at SLEEVE 1: a mixture of fine clay and water used in ceramic
casting, for decoration , or as a cement for handles : SLURRY 2: enamel or
glaze powdered and suspended in water
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