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slip

1 [slip]

verb, slipped or (Archaic

) slipt; slipped; slip⋅ping; noun

–verb (used without object)

1.	to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.

2.	to slide suddenly or involuntarily; to lose one's foothold, as on a smooth surface: She slipped on the icy ground.

3.	to move, slide, or start gradually from a place or position: His hat had slipped over his eyes.

4.	to slide out of or become disengaged from a fastening, the grasp, etc.: The soap slipped from my hand.

5.	to pass without having been acted upon or used; be lost; get away: to let an opportunity slip.

6.	to pass from the mind, memory, or consciousness.

7.	to elapse or pass quickly or imperceptibly (often fol. by away or by): The years slipped by.

8.	to become involved or absorbed easily: to slip into a new way of life.

9.	to move or go quietly, cautiously, or unobtrusively: to slip out of a room.

10.	to put on or take off a garment easily or quickly: She slipped on the new sweater. He slipped off his shoes.

11.	to make a mistake or error: As far as I know, you haven't slipped once.

12.	to fall below a standard or accustomed level, or to decrease in quantity or quality; decline; deteriorate: His work slipped last year.

13.	to be said or revealed inadvertently (usually fol. by out): The words just slipped out.

14.	to read, study, consider, etc., without attention: He slipped over the most important part.

15.	Aeronautics. (of an aircraft when excessively banked) to slide sideways, toward the center of the curve described in turning. Compare skid (def. 15).

–verb (used with object)

16.	to cause to move, pass, go, etc., with a smooth, easy, or sliding motion.

17.	to put, place, pass, insert, or withdraw quickly or stealthily: to slip a letter into a person's hand.

18.	to put on or take off (a garment) easily or quickly: He slipped the shirt over his head.

19.	to let or make (something) slide out of a fastening, the hold, etc.: I slipped the lock, and the door creaked open.

20.	to release from a leash, harness, etc., as a hound or a hawk.

21.	to get away or free oneself from; escape (a pursuer, restraint, leash, etc.): The cow slipped its halter.

22.	to untie or undo (a knot).

23.	Nautical. to let go entirely, as an anchor cable or an anchor.

24.	to pass from or escape (one's memory, attention, knowledge, etc.).

25.	to dislocate; put out of joint or position: I slipped a disk in my back.

26.	to shed or cast: The rattlesnake slipped its skin.

27.	to ignore, pass over, or omit, as in speaking or writing.

28.	to let pass unheeded; neglect or miss.

29.	Boxing. to evade or avoid (a blow) by moving or turning the body quickly: He slipped a right and countered with a hard left.

30.	(of animals) to bring forth (offspring) prematurely.

31.	British. to detach (a railway car) from a moving train as it passes through a station.

–noun

32.	an act or instance of slipping.

33.	a sudden losing of one's foothold, as on slippery ground.

34.	a mistake in judgment; blunder.

35.	a mistake or oversight, as in speaking or writing, esp. a small one due to carelessness: a minor slip in addition; a slip of the tongue.

36.	an error in conduct; indiscretion.

37.	something easily slipped on or off.

38.	a decline or fall in quantity, quality, extent, etc., or from a standard or accustomed level: a slip in prices.

39.

Clothing.

a.	a woman's undergarment, sleeveless and usually having shoulder straps, extending from above the bust down to the hemline of the outer dress.

b.	an underskirt, as a half-slip or petticoat.

40.	a pillowcase.

41.	an inclined plane, sloping to the water, on which vessels are built or repaired.

42.	Nautical. the difference between the speed at which a screw propeller or paddle wheel would move if it were working against a solid and the actual speed at which it advances through the water.

43.	a space between two wharves or in a dock for vessels to lie in.

44.	Electricity. the difference between the synchronous and the operating speeds of a motor.

45.

Machinery.

a.	the difference between output speed and input or theoretical speed in certain fluid or electromagnetic devices, as couplings or motors.

b.	(in pumps) the difference between the actual volume of water or other liquid delivered by a pump during one complete stroke and the theoretical volume as determined by calculation of the displacement.

46.	unintended movement or play between mechanical parts or the like.

47.

Cricket.

a.	the position of a fielder who stands behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper.

b.	the fielder playing this position.

48.

Geology.

a.	the relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault, measured along the fault plane.

b.	a small fault.

49.	Also called glide. Metallurgy. plastic deformation of one part of a metallic crystal relative to the other part due to shearing action.

—Verb phrases

50.

slip away,

a.	to depart quietly or unobtrusively; steal off.

b.	to recede; slowly vanish: All those facts I had memorized just slipped away.

51.	slip up, to make an error; fail: I slipped up and put the letter in the wrong envelope.

—Idioms

52.	give someone the slip, to elude a pursuer; escape: The murderer gave the police the slip.

53.	let slip, to reveal unintentionally: to let slip the truth.

54.	slip a cog. cog ¹ (def. 6).

55.	slip between the cracks. crack (def. 54).

56.	slip someone's mind, to be forgotten: I was supposed to phone, but it slipped my mind.

57.	slip something over on, to deceive; defraud; trick. Also, slip one over on.

Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) ME slippen < MD slippen; c. OHG slipfen; (n.) late ME slippe, deriv. of or akin to the v.; cf. OHG slipf a sliding, slipping, error; akin to slipper ²

Related forms:

slipless, adjective

slip⋅ping⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 2. slither. See slide. 11. err, blunder. 35. error, fault. See mistake.

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slip

2 [slip]

noun, verb, slipped, slip⋅ping.

–noun

1.	a small paper form on which information is noted: a withdrawal slip.

2.	a piece suitable for propagation cut from a plant; scion or cutting.

3.	any long, narrow piece or strip, as of wood, paper, or land.

4.	a young person, esp. one of slender form: a mere slip of a girl.

5.	a long seat or narrow pew in a church.

6.	Bookbinding. one of the ends of a band, extending at the sides of a book after sewing.

–verb (used with object)

7.	to take slips or cuttings from (a plant).

8.	to take (a part), as a slip from a plant.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME slippe < MD slippe flap (of a piece of clothing)

slip

3 [slip]

–noun

1.	Ceramics. a clay solution of creamy consistency for coating or decorating biscuit.

2.	a glass-bearing liquid fired onto steel as a cladding, as in making enamelware.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME slyppe, OE slype semiliquid mass; cf. slop ¹ , cowslip, oxslip

slip

4 [slip]

–noun Architecture.

slype.

slype

[slahyp]

–noun Architecture.

a covered passage, esp. one from the transept of a cathedral to the chapter house.

Also, slip.

Origin:
1860–65; orig. uncert.; cf. dial. D slijpe secret path

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slip¹ (slĭp)

v. slipped, slip·ping, slips

v. intr.

1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly: slipped into bed.
2. To move stealthily; steal.
3. To slide involuntarily and lose one's balance or foothold. See Synonyms at slide.
4. To slide out of place; shift position: The gear slipped.
To pass gradually, easily, or imperceptibly: "It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by" (Vita Sackville-West).
1. To slide involuntarily and lose one's balance or foothold. See Synonyms at slide.
2. To slide out of place; shift position: The gear slipped.
To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint: slipped away from his pursuers.
To decline from a former or standard level; fall off.
To fall behind a scheduled production rate.
To fall into fault or error. Often used with up.

v. tr.

To cause to move in a smooth, easy, or sliding motion: slipped the bolt into place.
To place or insert smoothly and quietly.
To put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly: slip on a sweater; slipped off her shoes.
To get loose or free from; elude.
To give birth to prematurely. Used of animals.
To unleash or free (a dog or hawk) to pursue game.
To release, loose, or unfasten: slip a knot.
To dislocate (a bone).
To pass (a knitting stitch) from one needle to another without knitting it.

The act or an instance of slipping or sliding.
An accident or mishap, especially a falling down.
1. An error in conduct or thinking; a mistake.
2. A slight error or oversight, as in speech or writing: a slip of the tongue.
3. A docking place for a ship between two piers.
4. A slipway.
5. A woman's undergarment of dress length with shoulder straps.
6. A half-slip.
7. A smooth crack at which rock strata have moved on each other.
8. A small fault.
9. The relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault.
Nautical
1. A docking place for a ship between two piers.
2. A slipway.
3. A woman's undergarment of dress length with shoulder straps.
4. A half-slip.
5. A smooth crack at which rock strata have moved on each other.
6. A small fault.
7. The relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault.
Nautical The difference between a vessel's actual speed through water and the speed at which the vessel would move if the screw were propelling against a solid.
1. A woman's undergarment of dress length with shoulder straps.
2. A half-slip.
3. A smooth crack at which rock strata have moved on each other.
4. A small fault.
5. The relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault.
A pillowcase.
Geology
1. A smooth crack at which rock strata have moved on each other.
2. A small fault.
3. The relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault.
The difference between optimal and actual output in a mechanical device.
Movement between two parts where none should exist, as between a pulley and a belt.
A sideways movement of an airplane when banked too far.

[Middle English slippen, probably of Middle Low German or Middle Dutch origin; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]

slip² (slĭp)

A part of a plant cut or broken off for grafting or planting; a scion or cutting.
A long narrow piece; a strip.
A slender youthful person: a slip of a child.
A small piece of paper, especially a small form, document, or receipt: a deposit slip; a sales slip.
A narrow pew in a church.

tr.v. slipped, slip·ping, slips
To make a slip from (a plant or plant part).

[Probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch slippe.]

slip³ (slĭp)

n. Thinned potter's clay used for decorating or coating ceramics.

[Middle English, slime, from Old English slypa; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

SLIP (slĭp)

abbr. Serial Line Internet Protocol

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Slip

Slip\, n. 1. (Mach.) (a) The retrograde movement on a pulley of a belt as it slips. (b) In a link motion, the undesirable sliding movement of the link relatively to the link block, due to swinging of the link.

2. (Elec.) The difference between the actual and synchronous speed of an induction motor.

3. (Marine Insurance) 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.

Slip

Slip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Slipping.] [OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG. slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr. OE. slipen, AS. sl[=i]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG. sl[=i]fan to slide, glide, make smooth, Icel. sl[=i]pa to whet; cf. also AS. sl?pan, Goth. sliupan, OS. slopian, OHG. sliofan, G. schliefen, schl?pfen, which seem to come from a somewhat different root form. Cf. Slope, n.]

1. To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

2. 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.

3. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.

4. 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.

Thus one tradesman slips away, To give his partner fairer play. --Prior.

Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away. --Dryden.

5. To err; to fall into error or fault.

There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart. --Ecclus. xix. 16.

To let slip, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound; to allow to escape.

Cry, "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war. --Shak.

Slip

Slip\, v. t. 1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.

He tried to slip a powder into her drink. --Arbuthnot.

2. To omit; to loose by negligence.

And slip no advantage That my secure you. --B. Jonson.

3. 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.

The branches also may be slipped and planted. --Mortimer.

4. To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound.

Lucento slipped me like his greyhound. --Shak.

5. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.

6. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.

To slip a cable. (Naut.) See under Cable.

To slip off, to take off quickly; as, to slip off a coat.

To slip on, to put on in haste or loosely; as, to slip on a gown or coat.

Slip

Slip\, n. [AS. slipe, slip.]

1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.

2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step.

This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom. --Fuller.

3. A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.

A native slip to us from foreign seeds. --Shak.

The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride. --R. Browning.

4. A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.

Moonlit slips of silver cloud. --Tennyson.

A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon Sure to be rounded into beauty soon. --Longfellow.

5. 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.

We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer. --Sir S. Baker.

6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip. --Shak.

7. (Print.) 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.

8. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically: (a) A loose garment worn by a woman. (b) A child's pinafore. (c) An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip. (d) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. [R.]

9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. [Obs.] --Shak.

10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. [Prov. Eng.] --Sir W. Petty.

11. 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.

12. A particular quantity of yarn. [Prov. Eng.]

13. An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.

14. An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. [U. S.]

15. A narrow passage between buildings. [Eng.]

16. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. [U. S.]

17. (Mining.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. --Knight.

18. (Engin.) 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.

19. (Zo["o]l.) A fish, the sole.

20. (Cricket) 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.

To give one the slip, to slip away from one; to elude one.

Slip dock. See under Dock.

Slip link (Mach.), a connecting link so arranged as to allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion.

Slip rope (Naut.), a rope by which a cable is secured preparatory to slipping. --Totten.

Slip stopper (Naut.), an arrangement for letting go the anchor suddenly.

Language Translation for : slip

Spanish: resbalar,

German: ausrutschen,

Japanese: すべる

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slip (v.)

c.1300, "to escape, to move softly and quickly," from M.L.G. slippen "to glide, slide," from P.Gmc. *slipanan (cf. O.H.G. slifan, M.Du. slippen, Ger. schleifen "to glide, slide"), from PIE *sleib- "slimy, slippery," from base *(s)lei- "slimy, sticky, slippery" (see slime). Meaning "to lose one's footing" is from c.1340. The noun meaning "woman's sleeveless garment" is first recorded 1761. Meaning "mistake, minor fault" is from 1620. To give (someone) the slip is from 1567. To slip up "make a mistake" is from 1855; to slip through the net "evade detection" is from 1902. Slip-knot first attested 1659. Slip-stream is from 1913.

slip (n.)

"narrow strip," 1440, probably from M.L.G. or M.Du. slippe "cut, slit," possibly related to O.E. toslifan "to split, cleave." Sense of "sprig for planting or grafting" first recorded in 1495; that of "young slender person" (a slip of a girl) in 1582; that of "narrow piece of paper" (e.g. pink slip) in 1687. Meaning "boat ramp" is from 1769. The meaning "potter's clay" is a different word, from O.E. slyppe "slime," related to slupan "to slip."

SLIP
1. Serial Line Internet Protocol.
2. Symmetric LIst Processsor. Early 1960's list processing subroutine package for Fortran by J. Weizenbaum. Later also embedded in MAD and ALGOL. ["Symmetric List Processor", J. Weizenbaum CACM 6:524-544(1963). Sammet 1969, p.387].

slip

In addition to the idioms beginning with slip, also see give the slip; let slip.

SLIP
Serial Line Internet Protocol

slip

in engineering and physics, sliding displacement along a plane of one part of a crystal relative to the rest of the crystal under the action of shearing forces-that is, forces acting parallel to that plane. Much of the permanent, or plastic, deformation of materials under stress is the result of slip within the individual crystals that constitute the material. Slip and an alternate mode of deformation, twinning, are the only ways that crystals in solids can be permanently deformed. In slip, all the atoms on one side of the slip (or glide) plane do not slide simultaneously from one set of positions to the next. The atoms move sequentially one row at a time into the next position along the plane because of structural defects or spaces, called edge dislocations, in the crystal that move at the same rate in the opposite direction.

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