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slip1
verb (slipped , slipping )
1 intr to lose one's footing and slide accidentally.
2 intr (also slip up) to make a slight mistake.
3 intr to lapse morally.
4 tr & intr said of a clutch in a vehicle: to fail to engage correctly.
5 intr to slide, move or drop accidentally The dish slipped from his hands .
6 tr & intr to move or cause to move quietly, smoothly or secretively He slipped into the church in the middle of the service She slipped the envelope into her pocket .
7 to put on or take off quickly and easily She slipped off her coat .
8 to pull free from someone or something smoothly and swiftly; to suddenly escape from them or it The dog slipped its lead The name has slipped my mind .
9 colloq to give or pass secretly She slipped him a fiver .
10 intr , colloq to lose one's former skill or expertise, or control of a situation.
11 to dislocate (a spinal disc).
noun
1 an instance of losing one's footing and sliding accidentally.
2 a minor and usually inadvertent mistake.
3 a slight error or transgression.
4 an escape.
5 a slight dislocation.
6 a landslide (sense 1).
7 a woman's undergarment, worn under a dress or skirt.
8 a loose covering for a pillow.
9 a slipway.
10 cricket
a one of several fielders standing near to and roughly in line with the wicketkeeper on the off side;
b (often slips) this fielding position.
[13c: from German dialect slippen ]
give someone the slip colloq to escape from them skilfully or adroitly.
let something slip
1 to reveal it accidentally.
2 to fail to take advantage of something, especially an opportunity.
slip of the tongue or pen a word, phrase, etc said or written in error when something else was intended.
slip into something colloq to put it on quickly and easily.
verb (slipped , slipping )
1 intr to lose one's footing and slide accidentally.
2 intr (also slip up) to make a slight mistake.
3 intr to lapse morally.
4 tr & intr said of a clutch in a vehicle: to fail to engage correctly.
5 intr to slide, move or drop accidentally The dish slipped from his hands .
6 tr & intr to move or cause to move quietly, smoothly or secretively He slipped into the church in the middle of the service She slipped the envelope into her pocket .
7 to put on or take off quickly and easily She slipped off her coat .
8 to pull free from someone or something smoothly and swiftly; to suddenly escape from them or it The dog slipped its lead The name has slipped my mind .
9 colloq to give or pass secretly She slipped him a fiver .
10 intr , colloq to lose one's former skill or expertise, or control of a situation.
11 to dislocate (a spinal disc).
noun
1 an instance of losing one's footing and sliding accidentally.
2 a minor and usually inadvertent mistake.
3 a slight error or transgression.
4 an escape.
5 a slight dislocation.
6 a landslide (sense 1).
7 a woman's undergarment, worn under a dress or skirt.
8 a loose covering for a pillow.
9 a slipway.
10 cricket
a one of several fielders standing near to and roughly in line with the wicketkeeper on the off side;
b (often slips) this fielding position.
[13c: from German dialect slippen ]
give someone the slip colloq to escape from them skilfully or adroitly.
let something slip
1 to reveal it accidentally.
2 to fail to take advantage of something, especially an opportunity.
slip of the tongue or pen a word, phrase, etc said or written in error when something else was intended.
slip into something colloq to put it on quickly and easily.
slip2
noun
1 a small strip or piece of paper.
2 anything slender or narrow.
3 a small pre-printed form.
4 a young or exceptionally slender person She's just a slip of a girl .
5 a cutting from a plant.
[15c in the form slippe ]
noun
1 a small strip or piece of paper.
2 anything slender or narrow.
3 a small pre-printed form.
4 a young or exceptionally slender person She's just a slip of a girl .
5 a cutting from a plant.
[15c in the form slippe ]
slip3
noun a creamy mixture of clay and water used for decorating pottery.
[Anglo-Saxon slipa paste]
noun a creamy mixture of clay and water used for decorating pottery.
[Anglo-Saxon slipa paste]
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