Collins English-English Dictionary

slip [slɪp]

1. 1. vb to move or cause to move smoothly and easily

2. 2. vi. sideslip to cause (an aircraft) to slide sideways or (of an aircraft) to slide sideways

3. 3. vt. [tr] to place, insert, or convey quickly or stealthily

4. 4. vt. [tr] to put on or take off easily or quickly

   to slip on a sweater

5. 5. vi. [intr] to lose balance and slide unexpectedly

   he slipped on the ice

6. 6. vi. to let loose or be let loose

7. 7. vi. to be released from (something); escape

8. 8. vt. [tr] to let go (mooring or anchor lines) over the side

9. 9. vt. [when intr, often foll by from or out of] to pass out of (the mind or memory)

10. 10. vt. [tr] to overlook, neglect, or miss

    to slip an opportunity

11. 11. vi. [intr] to move or pass swiftly or unperceived

    to slip quietly out of the room

12. 12. vi. [intr; sometimes foll by up] to make a mistake

13. 13. vi. [intr] to decline in health, mental ability, etc

14. 14. vi. [intr] (of an intervertebral disc) to become displaced from the normal position

15. 15. vt. [tr] to dislocate (a bone)

16. 16. vt. (of animals) to give birth to (offspring) prematurely

17. 17. vt. [tr] to pass (a stitch) from one needle to another without knitting it

18. 18. vt. [tr] to operate (the clutch of a motor vehicle) so that it partially disengages

19. 19. vi. [intr] (of the clutch of a motor vehicle) to fail to engage, esp as a result of wear

20. 20. n the act or an instance of slipping

21. 21. n a mistake or oversight

    a slip of the pen

22. 22. n a moral lapse or failing

23. 23. n a woman's sleeveless undergarment, worn as a lining for and to give support to a dress

24. 24. n [US and Canadian] a narrow space between two piers in which vessels may dock

25. 25. n See slipway

26. 26. n a kind of dog lead that allows for the quick release of the dog

27. 27. n a small block of hard steel of known thickness used for measurement, usually forming one of a set

28. 28. n the ratio between output speed and input speed of a transmission device when subtracted from unity, esp of a drive belt or clutch that is not transmitting full power

29. 29. n [cricket] the position of the fielder who stands a little way behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper

30. 30. n the fielder himself

31. 31. n the relative movement of rocks along a fault plane

32. 32. n a landslide, esp one blocking a road or railway line

33. 33. n [metallurgy] [crystallog] the deformation of a metallic crystal caused when one part glides over another part along a plane

34. 34. n the deviation of a propeller from its helical path through a fluid, expressed as the difference between its actual forward motion and its theoretical forward motion in one revolution

35. 35. n another name for sideslip

36. 36. n See also slip up

37. 37. n [Etymology] C13: from Middle Low German or Dutch slippen

slip [slɪp]

1. 1. n a narrow piece; strip

2. 2. n a small piece of paper

   a receipt slip

3. 3. n a part of a plant that, when detached from the parent, will grow into a new plant; cutting; scion

4. 4. n a young slender person

   a slip of a child

5. 5. n [dialect] a young pig

6. 6. n [printing] a long galley

7. 7. n a less common name for a galley proof

8. 8. n [chiefly US] a pew or similar long narrow seat

9. 9. n a small piece of abrasive material of tapering section used in honing

10. 10. vt. [tr] to detach (portions of stem, etc) from (a plant) for propagation

11. 11. vt. [Etymology] C15: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slippe to cut, strip

slip [slɪp]

1. 1. n clay mixed with water to a creamy consistency, used for decorating or patching a ceramic piece

2. 2. n [Etymology] Old English slyppe slime; related to Norwegian slipa slime on fish; see slop¹