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SLIP, v.i. [L. labor, to slide.] 1. To slide; to glide; to move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling or stepping.2. To slide; not to tread firmly. Walk carefully, lest your foot should slip.3. TO move or fly out of place; usually without; as, a bone may slip out of its place.4. To sneak; to slink; to depart or withdraw secretly; with away. Thus one tradesman slips away to give his partner fairer play.5. To err; to fall into error or fault. One slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart.6. To glide; to pass unexpectedly or imperceptibly. And thrice the flitting shadow slipp'd away.7. To enter by oversight. An error may slip into a copy, notwithstanding all possible car.8. To escape insensibly; to be lost. Use the most proper methods to retain the ideas you have acquired, for the mind is ready to let many of them slip.
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SLIP, v.i. [L. labor, to slide.] 1. To slide; to glide; to move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling or stepping.2. To slide; not to tread firmly. Walk carefully, lest your foot should slip.3. TO move or fly out of place; usually without; as, a bone may slip out of its place.4. To sneak; to slink; to depart or withdraw secretly; with away. Thus one tradesman slips away to give his partner fairer play.5. To err; to fall into error or fault. One slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart.6. To glide; to pass unexpectedly or imperceptibly. And thrice the flitting shadow slipp'd away.7. To enter by oversight. An error may slip into a copy, notwithstanding all possible car.8. To escape insensibly; to be lost. Use the most proper methods to retain the ideas you have acquired, for the mind is ready to let many of them slip. | SLIP, n.1- A sliding; act of slipping.
- An unintentional error or fault. – Dryden.
- A twig separated from the main stock; as, the slip of a vine.
- A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being so made as to slip or become loose by relaxation of the hand. – Shak.
- An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
- A long narrow piece; as, a slip of paper. – Addison.
- A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. [Not in use.] – Shak.
- Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge-tools. [Local.] Petty.
- A particular quantity of yarn. [Local.] – Barret.
- An opening between wharves or in a dock. [N. York.]
- A place having a gradual descent on the bank of a river or harbor, convenient for shipbuilding. – Mar. Dict.
- A long seat or narrow pew in churches. [United States.]
SLIP, n.2In geology, a mass of strata separated vertically or aslant. SLIP, v.i. [Sax. slepan; D. sleppen; Sw. slippa; Dan. sliipper; G. schlüpfen, schliefen; W. yslib, smooth, glib, from llib; L. labor, to slide.]- To slide; to glide; to move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling or stepping.
- To slide; not to tread firmly. Walk carefully, lest your foot should slip.
- To move or fly out of place; usually with out; as, a bone may slip out of its place. – Wiseman.
- To sneak; to slink; to depart or withdraw secretly; with away.
Thus one tradesman slips away, / To give his partner fairer play. – Prior.
- To err; to fall into error or fault.
One slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart. – Ecclus.
- To glide; to pass unexpectedly or imperceptibly.
And thrice the flitting shadow slipp'd away. – Dryden.
- To enter by oversight. An error may slip into a copy, notwithstanding all possible care.
- To escape insensibly; to be lost.
Use the most proper methods to retain the ideas you have acquired, for the mind is ready to let many of them slip. – Watts.
SLIP, v.t.- To convey secretly.
He tried to slip a powder into her drink. – Arbuthnot.
- To omit; to lose by negligence. Let us not slip the occasion.
And slip no advantage / That may secure you. – B. Jonson.
- To part twigs from the branches or stem of a tree. The branches also may be slipped and planted. – Mortimer.
- To escape from; to leave slily.
Lucentio slipp'd me like his greyhound. – Shak.
From is here understood.
- To let loose; as, to slip the bounds. – Dryden.
- To throw off; to disengage one's self from; as, a horse slips his bridle.
- To pass over or omit negligently; as, to slip over the main points of a subject.
- To tear off; as, to slip off a twig.
- To suffer abortion; to miscarry; as a beast.
To slip a cable, to veer out and let go the end. – Mar. Dict.
To slip on, to put on in haste or loosely; as, to slip on a gown or coat.
| Slip
- To move along the
surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide;
to glide.
- To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently
or secretly.
- The act of slipping; as, a
slip on the ice.
- The retrograde movement on a
pulley of a belt as it slips.
- 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.
- To omit; to loose by negligence.
- An unintentional error or fault; a false
step.
- The difference between the
actual and synchronous speed of an induction motor.
- To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; --
often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip
out of its place.
- 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.
- A twig separated from the main stock; a
cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a
vine.
- 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
underwrites.
- 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.
- To let loose in pursuit of game, as a
greyhound.
- A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip
of paper.
- To err; to fall into error or
fault.
- To cause to slip or slide off, or out of
place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his
collar.
- 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.
- To bring forth (young) prematurely; to
slink.
- An escape; a secret or unexpected
desertion; as, to give one the slip.
- 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.
- Any covering easily slipped on.
- A counterfeit piece of money, being brass
covered with silver.
- Matter found in troughs of grindstones
after the grinding of edge tools.
- Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used
for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles
and other applied parts.
- A particular quantity of yarn.
- An inclined plane on which a vessel is
built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.
- An opening or space for vessels to lie in,
between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip.
- A narrow passage between buildings.
- A long seat or narrow pew in churches,
often without a door.
- A dislocation of a lead,
destroying continuity.
- 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.
- A fish, the
sole.
- 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.
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Slip SLIP, verb intransitive [Latin labor, to slide.] 1. To slide; to glide; to move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling or stepping. 2. To slide; not to tread firmly. Walk carefully, lest your foot should slip 3. TO move or fly out of place; usually without; as, a bone may slip out of its place. 4. To sneak; to slink; to depart or withdraw secretly; with away. Thus one tradesman slips away to give his partner fairer play. 5. To err; to fall into error or fault. One slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart. 6. To glide; to pass unexpectedly or imperceptibly. And thrice the flitting shadow slipp'd away. 7. To enter by oversight. An error may slip into a copy, notwithstanding all possible car. 8. To escape insensibly; to be lost. Use the most proper methods to retain the ideas you have acquired, for the mind is ready to let many of them slip SLIP, verb transitive 1.To convey secretly. He tried to slip a powder into her drink. 2. To omit; to lose by negligence. Let us not slip the occasion. And slip no advantage that may secure you. 3. To part twigs from the branches or stem of a tree. The branches also may be slipped and planted. 4. To escape from; to leave slily. Lucentio slipp'd me like his greyhound. From is here understood. 5. To let loose; as, to slip the hounds. 6. To throw off; to disengage one's self from; as, a horse slip his bridle. 7. To pass over or omit negligently; as, to slip over that main points of a subject. 8. To tear off; as, to slip off a twig. 9. To suffer abortion; to miscarry; as a beast. TO slip A CABLE, to veer out and let go the end. TO slip ON, to put on in haste or loosely; as to slip on a gown or coat. SLIP, noun 1. A sliding; act of slipping. 2. An unintentional error or fault. 3. A twig separated from the main stock; as the slip of a vine. 4. A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being so made as to slip or become loose by relaxation of the hand. 5. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion. 6. A long narrow piece; as a slip of paper. 7. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. [Not in use.] 8. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge-tools. 9. A particular quantity of yarn. 10. An opening between wharves or in a dock. 11. A place having a gradual descent on the bank of a river or harbor, convenient for ship-building. 12. A long seat or narrow pew in churches. SLIP'-BOARD, noun A board sliding in grooves. SLIP'-KNOT, noun A bow-knot; a knot which will not beat a strain, or which os easily untied.
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