Slip |
To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide. |
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Slip |
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. |
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Slip |
To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place. |
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Slip |
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. |
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Slip |
To err; to fall into error or fault. |
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Slip |
To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. |
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Slip |
To omit; to loose by negligence. |
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Slip |
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. |
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Slip |
To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound. |
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Slip |
To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar. |
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Slip |
To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink. |
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Slip |
The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. |
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Slip |
An unintentional error or fault; a false step. |
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Slip |
A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine. |
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Slip |
A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper. |
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Slip |
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. |
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Slip |
An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip. |
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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. |
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Slip |
Any covering easily slipped on. |
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Slip |
A loose garment worn by a woman. |
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