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Verb (slips, slipping, slipped)

1. Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.

I slipped over on the ice

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2. (of an object) accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone's grasp.

In the struggle the coffee pot slipped from his grip.

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3. Fail to grip or make proper contact with a surface.

My tennis shoes slipped over the slippery surface of the rock.

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4. Go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice.

we slipped out by a back door

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5. Put (something) in a particular place or position quietly, quickly, or stealthily.

she slipped the map into her pocket

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6. (slip into) Put on (a garment) quickly and easily.

Sarah slipped into a red jacket

7. (slip out of) Take off (a garment) quickly and easily.

in the bathroom she quickly slipped out of her clothes

8. Pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way.

the bank's shares slipped 1.5p to 227p

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9. (be slipping) Be behaving in a way that is not up to one's usual level of performance.

Whatever it is that makes you realise you're slipping, make sure you use it to trigger yourself into healthier habits.

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10. Escape or get loose from (a means of restraint)

the giant balloon slipped its moorings

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11. (of a thought or fact) fail to be remembered by (one's mind or memory); elude (one's notice)

a beautiful woman's address was never likely to slip his mind

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12. Release (an animal, typically a hunting dog) from restraint.

They are in the leash, but in a moment they will be slipped.

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13. Move (a stitch) to the other needle without knitting it.

Mosaic knitting simply involves slipping the stitches in a row that should be the "other" color.

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14. Release (the clutch of a motor vehicle) slightly or for a moment.

For those drivers who slip the clutch frequently, yours will wear out quicker than a driver that does not slip the clutch.

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15. Disengage (a ship's anchor) when leaving a port in haste.

Sorry but I'm unable to visit your blogs, we are slipping anchor and pulling out of harbour to run from an oncoming typhoon.

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16. (of an animal) produce (dead young) prematurely; abort.

if you twist a mare's back too sharply it can slip foal

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Noun

1. An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.

a single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside

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2. Relative movement of an object or surface and a solid surface in contact with it.

A rubber pad was also added to prevent scratching and slip when in contact with the Rendiathon.

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3. A reduction in the movement of a pulley or other mechanism due to slipping of the belt, rope, etc.

The Haldex unit is comprised of an hydraulic pump driven by the slip between the axles, a wet clutch and a controllable throttle valve and electronics.

4. A sideways movement of an aircraft in flight, typically downwards towards the centre of curvature of a turn.

Also, due to the static port's position, many airspeed indicators are inaccurate during a slip.

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5. The extent of relative horizontal displacement of corresponding points on either side of a fault plane.

The collision was accompanied by left-lateral strike slip and terrane displacement.

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6. A fall to a lower level or standard.

a continued slip in house prices

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7. A minor or careless mistake.

These are relatively minor slips in a long text.

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8. A loose-fitting garment, typically a short petticoat.

a silk slip

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9. A fielding position (often one of two or more in an arc) close behind the batsman on the off side, for catching balls edged by the batsman.

King is at first slip

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10. A fielder at slip.

Darren Lehmann walked out to three slips and a bouncer, and stepped off following a pull similar to Hayden's.

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11. short for slipway

he brought his steamer to the yard for overhaul at his old employer's slip

12. (usually slips) A leash which enables a dog to be released quickly.

Tommy bolted off like a greyhound released from the slips

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13. short for slip stitch

one colour at a time should be knitted in striped slip

Slip away

1. Depart without saying goodbye; leave quietly or surreptitiously.

Jen slipped away to the only peaceful location on the campus.

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2. Slowly disappear; recede or dwindle.

his ability to concentrate is slipping away

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3. Die peacefully (used euphemistically)

Typically, both slipped away quietly and they will be missed.

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4. (of time) pass; elapse.

The mini vacation that I have taken has slipped by quickly.

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Slip out

1. (of a remark) be uttered inadvertently.

the question slipped out before I'd considered the wisdom of it

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Slip up

1. Make a careless error.

The boy pretends he is a lawyer but keeps slipping up.

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Slip in

1. (slip something in, slip in something) Smoothly insert a remark into a conversation.

Just slip an invitation in to the conversation like that.

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Origin

1. Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly and softly’): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery.

Noun

1. A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.

complete the tear-off slip below

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2. A printer's proof on a long piece of paper; a galley proof.

These proof slips are read before they are sent to the author, and all gross errors corrected, doubtful words marked, and the author's attention called by the printer's ' reader ' to any redundancies of expression or any sentences which are not apparently intelligible.

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3. A long, narrow strip of a thin material such as wood.

The panels' frames, of ebonised wood with a gilt slip, are mid-nineteenth-century additions.

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4. A cutting taken from a plant for grafting or planting; a scion.

These suckers, slips, and the crown of the fruit may be used in propagation.

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Origin

1. Late Middle English probably from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German slippe ‘cut, strip’.

Noun

1. A creamy mixture of clay, water, and typically a pigment of some kind, used especially for decorating earthenware.

The solution proved to be applying layers of slip to a damp surface.

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Origin

1. Mid 17th century of obscure origin; compare with Norwegian slip(a) ‘slime’.

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