Slip
[slɪp]
Definition
(noun.) the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning).
(noun.) a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc..
(noun.) a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air.
(noun.) a small sheet of paper; 'a receipt slip'.
(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'.
(noun.) a young and slender person; 'he's a mere slip of a lad'.
(noun.) potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics.
(verb.) insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; 'He slipped some money into the waiter's hand'.
(verb.) get worse; 'My grades are slipping'.
(verb.) pass out of one's memory.
(verb.) move smoothly and easily; 'the bolt slipped into place'; 'water slipped from the polished marble'.
(verb.) move easily; 'slip into something comfortable'.
(verb.) cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; 'he slipped the bolt into place'.
(verb.) pass on stealthily; 'He slipped me the key when nobody was looking'.
Typed by Gilda--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
(n.) 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.
(n.) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
(n.) 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.
(n.) To err; to fall into error or fault.
(v. t.) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
(v. t.) To omit; to loose by negligence.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound.
(v. t.) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
(v. t.) To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
(n.) The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.
(n.) An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
(n.) A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.
(n.) A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.
(n.) 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.
(n.) An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Any covering easily slipped on.
(n.) A loose garment worn by a woman.
(n.) A child's pinafore.
(n.) An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip.
(n.) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like.
(n.) A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver.
(n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A particular quantity of yarn.
(n.) An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.
(n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip.
(n.) A narrow passage between buildings.
(n.) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
(n.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A fish, the sole.
(n.) 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.
Inputed by Delia
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Glide, slide.[2]. Err, trip, mistake, fall into error, commit a fault.
v. a. [1]. Put stealthily, convey secretly.[2]. Throw off, disengage one's self from.[3]. Loose, loosen, let loose, let go, let slip.
n. [1]. Slide, glide, move smoothly.[2]. Error, mistake, fault, lapse, shortcoming, trip, oversight.[3]. Cutting, twig, shoot.[4]. Strip, long and narrow piece.
Typed by Blanche
Definition
v.i. to slide or glide along: to move out of place: to escape: to err: to slink: to enter by oversight.—v.t. to cause to slide: to convey secretly: to omit: to throw off: to let loose: to escape from: to part from the branch or stem:—pr.p. slip′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. slipped.—n. act of slipping: that on which anything may slip: an error a fault a slight transgression: an escape: a twig: a strip a narrow piece of anything: a leash: a smooth inclined plane sloping down to the water on which a ship is built: anything easily slipped on: (print.) a long galley-proof before being made up into pages.—ns. Slip′-board a board sliding in grooves; Slip′-dock a dock having a floor that slopes so that the lower end is submerged; Slip′-knot a knot which slips along the rope or line round which it is made; Slip′per a loose shoe easily slipped on.—adj. (Spens.) slippery.—adj. Slip′pered wearing slippers.—adv. Slip′perily in a slippery manner.—ns. Slip′periness Slip′piness.—adjs. Slip′pery Slip′py apt to slip away: smooth: not affording firm footing or confidence: unstable: uncertain; Slip′shod shod with slippers or shoes down at the heel like slippers: careless.—n. Slip′stitch.—Slip off to take off noiselessly or hastily; Slip on to put on loosely or in haste; Slip one's breath or wind to die; Slip the leash to disengage one's self from a noose.—Give a person the slip to escape stealthily from him.
Editor: Melinda
Examples
- I had a slip--a--yes--a slip! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- A name casually written on a slip of paper has enabled me to find her out. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- But in such striking-out he tangles his arms, pulls strong on the slip-knot, and it runs home. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I'll slip off and take a journey somewhere, and when Grandpa misses me he'll come round fast enough. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He stopped at my door: I feared he would knock--no, but a slip of paper was passed under the door. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- One clenched hand contained a slip of paper, on which was written, To Athens. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- When all the water has been forced out, slip the glass plate under the mouth of the bottle and remove the bottle from the trough. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A breakfast-room adjoined the drawing-room, I slipped in there. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- With perfect coolness Holmes slipped across to the safe, filled his two arms with bundles of letters, and poured them all into the fire. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She blew long enough to show that the sand had all slipped through. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- My trusty dog watched the sheep as I slipped away to the rendezvous of my comrades, and thence to the accomplishment of our schemes. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He had slipped insensibly into the use of her Christian name, and she had never found the right moment to correct him. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He slipped off his worn down-trodden shoes, and cast himself heavily, all wet as he was, upon the bed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- For once I must, was the answer; and if I had not slipped aside and kept out of his way, he would have compelled me to this second performance. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- But this time when he talked about Madrid there was no slipping into make-believe again. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- That does not matter to me, replied the Count, slipping the picture into his pocket. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- This proved to be a most knotty and intricate puzzle--tricky and evasive--always leading on and promising something, and at the last slipping away leaving the work undone. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Slipping out, she ran down and, finding a servant, asked if he could get her a carriage. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- You may go, boys, said George, slipping a quarter into the hand of each. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Writing a second time to Mr. Fairlie was not to be thought of--it would only be giving him a second opportunity of slipping through my fingers. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He will--he doth, most Reverend Father, said Malvoisin, slipping the glove under his own mantle. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He took from his pocket the various slips of the dancing men. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The proof was in three long slips. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The literary style is good, there are only a few trivial slips in spelling, and the appreciation is keen of what would be interesting news and gossip. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The crisis was perilous; but not without its charm: such as the Indian, perhaps, feels when he slips over the rapid in his canoe. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- We came along past the chained boats in the slips along the quay to where the barman's boat should be. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- This is it on the blue paper, and these slips, as I have explained, are the rough draft. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I proceed to the arrangement of my slips--to the revision of my slips--to the reading of my slips--addressed emphatically to your private ear. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Typed by Harrison