To move along the
surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide;
to glide.
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 move or fly (out of place); to shoot; --
often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip
out of its place.
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 err; to fall into error or
fault.
To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently
or secretly.
To omit; to loose by negligence.
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.
To let loose in pursuit of game, as a
greyhound.
To cause to slip or slide off, or out of
place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his
collar.
To bring forth (young) prematurely; to
slink.
The act of slipping; as, a
slip on the ice.
An unintentional error or fault; a false
step.
A twig separated from the main stock; a
cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a
vine.
A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip
of paper.
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.
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.
The retrograde movement on a
pulley of a belt as it slips.
The difference between the
actual and synchronous speed of an induction motor.
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.
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