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Slip

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Meaning

Verb

To
one’s
on a
; to
due to a
of friction.
To err.
To
a
or otherwise
something unintentionally.
To
or
(
); to
; often with out, off, etc.
To
(a
, money, etc.), often covertly.
To cause to
and
; to
; to
or secretly.
To
and often
; to
,
,
,
,
, or
by sliding.
To
; to slide.
In Falconry & Hunting:
To
(a
, a
, etc.) to
a quarry.
In Aviation:
Clipping of
: To
with the
with the
wind.
In Cooking:
To
the
of a
, such as a
or
, by
in
water, then
to
water so that the
, or
, off easily.
To
; to
by negligence.
To
from; to
; to
; to make a
or
of.
To cause to
or
, or
place.
To
(young)
; to slink.
In Business:
To cause (a
or
, etc.)
, or let it go, beyond the
deadline.

Noun

An
or
of slipping.
In Underwear:
A woman's
under a
or
to
that may otherwise be
by the
or
itself; a shift.
A slipdress.
A
or error.
In Nautical:
A
; a
for a
to moor.
In Nautical:
A
between the
per
of the
and the
of the vessel.
In Nautical:
A slipway.
In Medicine:
In Cricket:
A number between 0 and 1 that is the
between the
of a
and the
of its
,
by the
of the
.
A
or
by which a
is
; so called from its being made in such a
, or become
, by
of the hand.
An
; a
or
desertion.
In Aviation:
Clipping of sideslip.
In Printing:
A
of the
of a
etc.
by itself; a
from a
of type when set
in the galley.
In Underwear:
A child's pinafore.
An outside
or case.
A
of money, made from
with silver.
Matter found in
of
after the
of
tools.
A particular
of yarn.
In British English:
A
between buildings.
Either
of the
in a theater.
In American English:
A long
or
in
, often without a door.
In Mining:
A
of a lead,
continuity.
In Engineering:
The
of the
of
of the
of a
, or the
of an
, through the water
, or the
between a vessel's
and the
it would have if the
a
; also, the
,
to
, of the
current of water
by the propeller.
The
between the
and
of an
motor.
In Telecommunications:
A
, the sole.
A
or
; a cutting.
A
, a scion.
A
person (now usually with of
qualifier).
A long,
of something.
In Underwear:
A small
, especially one
than it is
,
a form for
on or one
information.
A
of the
of a risk for which a
is to be
. It usually
the broker's
and is
by the underwriters.
In Ceramics:
A
,
of
and water.
Mud, slime.
Sourced from
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Origin

slip
English
arrow
slype
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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