slip
IPA: sɫˈɪp
noun
- An act or instance of slipping.
- A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
- A slipdress.
- A mistake or error.
- (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
- (nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
- (nautical) A slipway.
- (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
- (cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
- A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
- 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.
- (printing, dated) A portion of the columns of a newspaper etc. struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
- (dated) A child's pinafore.
- An outside covering or case.
- (obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
- Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
- A particular quantity of yarn.
- (UK, dated) A narrow passage between buildings.
- Either side of the gallery in a theater.
- (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
- (mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
- (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it 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.
- (electrical) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
- (telecommunications) The positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols that causes the loss or insertion of one or more symbols.
- A fish, the sole.
- A twig or shoot; a cutting.
- (obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
- A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
- A long, thin piece of something.
- A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
- (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 underwriters.
- (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
- (obsolete) Mud, slime.
- (aviation) Clipping of sideslip. [(aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.]
verb
- (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- (intransitive) To err.
- (intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.
- (intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
- (transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
- (transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
- (intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move down; to slide.
- (transitive, hunting, falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
- (transitive, cooking) To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
- (obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
- (transitive) To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
- (transitive) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
- To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
- (transitive, business) To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
- (intransitive, aviation, of an aircraft) Clipping of sideslip (“to fly with the longitudinal axis misaligned with the relative wind”).. [(aviation) To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.]
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Examples of "slip" in Sentences
- The man slipped into abject poverty.
- The horse nearly slipped in the process.
- The sense of slip defines the type of fault.
- The boss is undersized so that it is a slip fit.
- The slip went unnoticed by others in the family.
- Fair or not, the slip reinforces a priggish image.
- It was then slipped and incised ready for the kiln.
- In the revelry, Vicki slips away and rescues Steven.
- Allegedly slipped and fell in the shower at the Metro Court.
- This slip provides the encapsulation of the ballistic materials.
- He tried to recall the word infection, chided himself for letting so crucial a term slip from his memory.
- Mom muttered, “Watch your language, Poppy,” her programmed response any time I let a curse word slip out in her presence.