Ending with Slip
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Definition of slip
- n. - To move along the surface of a thing without bounding,
rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
- n. - 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.
- n. - To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out,
off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
- n. - 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.
- n. - To err; to fall into error or fault.
- v. t. - To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey
gently or secretly.
- v. t. - To omit; to loose by negligence.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound.
- v. t. - To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a
horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
- v. t. - To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
- n. - The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.
- n. - An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
- n. - A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion;
hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.
- n. - A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.
- n. - 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.
- n. - An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one
the slip.
- n. - 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.
- n. - Any covering easily slipped on.
- n. - A loose garment worn by a woman.
- n. - A child's pinafore.
- n. - An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip.
- n. - The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like.
- n. - A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with
silver.
- n. - Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of
edge tools.
- n. - 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.
- n. - A particular quantity of yarn.
- n. - An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which
it is hauled for repair.
- n. - An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or
in a dock; as, Peck slip.
- n. - A narrow passage between buildings.
- n. - A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
- n. - A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
- n. - 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.
- n. - A fish, the sole.
- n. - 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.
Syllable Information
The word slip is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for slip is: slip