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Webster 1913 Edition

Slip

Slip

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Slipped
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Slipping
.]
[OE.
slippen
; akin to LG. & D.
slippen
, MHG.
slipfen
(cf. Dan.
slippe
, Sw.
slippa
, Icel.
sleppa
), and fr. OE.
slipen
, AS.
slīpan
(in comp.), akin to G.
schleifen
to slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG.
slīfan
to slide, glide, make smooth, Icel.
slīpa
to whet; cf. also AS.
sl[GREEK]pan
, Goth.
sliupan
, OS.
slopian
, OHG.
sliofan
, G.
schliefen
,
schl[GREEK]pfen
, which seem to come from a somewhat different root form. Cf.
Slope
,
Noun.
]
1.
To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
2.
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
.
3.
To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; – often with out, off, etc.;
as, a bone may
slip
out of its place
.
4.
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
.
Thus one tradesman
slips
away,
To give his partner fairer play.
Prior.
Thrice the flitting shadow
slipped
away.
Dryden.
5.
To err; to fall into error or fault.
There is one that
slippeth
in his speech, but not from his heart.
Ecclus. xix. 16.
To let slip
,
to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound; to allow to escape.
Cry, “Havoc,” and
let slip
the dogs of war.
Shakespeare

Slip

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
He tried to
slip
a powder into her drink.
Arbuthnot.
2.
To omit; to loose by negligence.
And
slip
no advantage
That my secure you.
B. Jonson.
3.
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
.
The branches also may be
slipped
and planted.
Mortimer.
4.
To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound.
Lucento
slipped
me like his greyhound.
Shakespeare
5.
To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place;
as, a horse
slips
his bridle; a dog
slips
his collar
.
6.
To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
To slip a cable
.
(Naut.)
See under
Cable
.
–
To slip off
,
to take off quickly;
as,
to slip off
a coat
.
–
To slip on
,
to put on in haste or loosely;
as,
to slip on
a gown or coat
.

Slip

,
Noun.
[AS.
slipe
,
slip
.]
1.
The act of slipping;
as, a
slip
on the ice
.
2.
An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
This good man's
slip
mended his pace to martyrdom.
Fuller.
3.
A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant;
as, a
slip
from a vine
.
A native
slip
to us from foreign seeds.
Shakespeare
The girlish
slip
of a Sicilian bride.
R. Browning.
4.
A slender piece; a strip;
as, a
slip
of paper
.
Moonlit
slips
of silver cloud.
Tennyson.
A thin
slip
of a girl, like a new moon
Sure to be rounded into beauty soon.
Longfellow.
5.
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.
We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the
slips
, in search of deer.
Sir S. Baker.
6.
An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion;
as, to give one the
slip
.
Shak.
7.
(Print.)
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.
8.
Any covering easily slipped on.
Specifically:
(a)
A loose garment worn by a woman.
(b)
A child's pinafore.
(c)
An outside covering or case;
as, a pillow
slip
.
(d)
The
slip
or sheath of a sword, and the like.
[R.]
9.
A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver.
[Obs.]
Shak.
10.
Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
[Prov. Eng.]
Sir W. Petty.
11.
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.
12.
A particular quantity of yarn.
[Prov. Eng.]
13.
An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.
14.
An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock;
as, Peck
slip
.
[U. S.]
15.
A narrow passage between buildings.
[Eng.]
16.
A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
[U. S.]
17.
(Mining.)
A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
Knight.
18.
(Engin.)
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.
19.
(Zool.)
A fish, the sole.
20.
(Cricket)
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
.
To give one the slip
,
to slip away from one; to elude one.
–
Slip dock
.
See under
Dock
.
–
Slip link
(Mach.)
,
a connecting link so arranged as to allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion.
–
Slip rope
(Naut.)
,
a rope by which a cable is secured preparatory to slipping.
Totten.
–
Slip stopper
(Naut.)
,
an arrangement for letting go the anchor suddenly.

Webster 1828 Edition

Slip

SLIP

,
Verb.
I.
[L. labor, to slide.]
1.
To slide; to glide; to move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling or stepping.
2.
To slide; not to tread firmly. Walk carefully, lest your foot should slip.
3.
TO move or fly out of place; usually without; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
4.
To sneak; to slink; to depart or withdraw secretly; with away. Thus one tradesman slips away to give his partner fairer play.
5.
To err; to fall into error or fault. One slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart.
6.
To glide; to pass unexpectedly or imperceptibly. And thrice the flitting shadow slipp'd away.
7.
To enter by oversight. An error may slip into a copy, notwithstanding all possible car.
8.
To escape insensibly; to be lost. Use the most proper methods to retain the ideas you have acquired, for the mind is ready to let many of them slip.

Definition 2025

Slip

Slip

See also: slip

German

Noun

Slip m ‎(genitive Slips, plural Slips)

  1. briefs (men's underwear); panties (women's underwear)

Luxembourgish

Noun

Slip m ‎(plural Slippen)

  1. briefs

slip

slip

See also: Slip

English

Noun

slip ‎(uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Mud, slime.
  2. (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
Translations

Etymology 2

Probably from Middle Dutch slippe or Middle Low German slippe. Compare Dutch slip, German Schlippe.

Noun

slip ‎(plural slips)

  1. A twig or shoot; a cutting.
    a slip from a vine
  2. (obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
    • Shakespeare
      a native slip to us from foreign seeds
  3. A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
    She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.
  4. A long, thin piece of something.
    • Tennyson
      moonlit slips of silver cloud
  5. A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide.
  6. (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.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

Apparently from Middle Low German slippen (Dutch slippen, German schlüpfen).

Verb

slip ‎(third-person singular simple present slips, present participle slipping, simple past and past participle slipped)

  1. (intransitive) To lose one's traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
    • 2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian:
      Fernando Amorebieta seemed to have checked him, but a stepover created a fraction of room that became significant as the defender slipped, giving Falcao just enough space to curl a superb finish into the top corner.
  2. (intransitive) To err.
    • Bible, Eccl. xix. 16
      There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart.
  3. (intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
  4. (intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
    A bone may slip out of place.
  5. (transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.) often covertly.
    She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand.
  6. (transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
    • Arbuthnot
      He tried to slip a powder into her drink.
  7. (intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
    Some errors slipped into the appendix.
    • Prior
      Thus one tradesman slips away, / To give his partner fairer play.
    • Dryden
      Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away.
    • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
      We slipped along the hedges, noiseless and swift […]
  8. (intransitive, figuratively) To move down; to slide.
    Profits have slipped over the past six months.
    • 2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC:
      The Cottagers had previously gone eight games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone over Christmas, with boss Hughes criticised by fans after their 3-1 home defeat by fellow basement battlers West Ham on Boxing Day.
  9. (transitive, falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
    • Shakespeare
      Lucento slipped me like his greyhound.
  10. (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.
  11. (obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
    • Ben Jonson
      And slip no advantage / That may secure you.
  12. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
    to slip a piece of cloth or paper
    • Mortimer
      The branches also may be slipped and planted.
  13. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
    A horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
  14. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
Translations

Noun

slip ‎(plural slips)

  1. An act or instance of slipping.
    I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.
  2. 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.
  3. A slipdress.
  4. A mistake or error.
    a slip of the tongue
    • Fuller
      This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.
  5. (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
  6. (nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
  7. (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
  8. (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.)
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
    • Sir S. Baker
      We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer.
  11. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
    He gave the warden the slip and escaped from the prison.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
  12. (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.
  13. (dated) A child's pinafore.
  14. An outside covering or case.
    a pillow slip
    the slip or sheath of a sword
  15. (obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
  16. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir W. Petty to this entry?)
  17. A particular quantity of yarn.
  18. (Britain, dated) A narrow passage between buildings.
  19. (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
  20. (mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
  21. (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.
  22. (electrical) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
  23. A fish, the sole.
Synonyms
Translations

Derived terms

  • (undergarment): full slip, waist slip

Related terms

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun

slip f ‎(plural slips, diminutive slipje n)

  1. briefs, scanty type of undershorts which covers the buttocks but nothing below
  2. (by extension, for women) knickers, any female underpants
  3. tail, part of an upper garment hanging below the waist

Noun

slip m ‎(uncountable)

  1. skid, an act or instance of slipping.

Verb

slip

  1. first-person singular present indicative of slippen
  2. imperative of slippen

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From English to slip.

Pronunciation

Noun

slip m ‎(plural slips)

  1. briefs (men's or women's underwear)

Derived terms

  • slip de bain

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

slip m ‎(invariable)

  1. Men's or women's underwear (knickers, panties)
  2. swimming trunks

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *slěpъ.

Adjective

slip ‎(Cyrillic spelling слип)

  1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) blind

Etymology 2

Neologism, from English slip (of paper).

Noun

slip m ‎(Cyrillic spelling слип)

  1. Credit or debit card receipt

Spanish

Noun

slip m ‎(plural slip)

  1. briefs, pants, men's underwear
  2. knickers, panties (less usual meaning)

References

  • Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English sleep.

Verb

slip

  1. sleep
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:21 (translation here):
      Orait God, Bikpela i mekim man i slip i dai tru. Na taim man i slip yet, God i kisim wanpela bun long banis bilong man na i pasim gen skin bilong dispela hap.
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Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slip/

Etymology

Borrowing from English sleep.

Noun

slip ‎(plural slips)

  1. sleep

Declension

Etymology

Old English slype, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: slĭp, IPA(key): /slɪp/
  • Rhymes: -ɪp

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