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Webster 1913 Edition

Overslip

Oˊver-slip′

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Verb.
T.
To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect;
as, to
overslip
time or opportunity
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Overslip

OVERSLIP'

,
Verb.
T.
To slip or pass without notice; to pass undone, unnoticed or unused; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity.

Definition 2024

overslip

overslip

English

Verb

overslip ‎(third-person singular simple present overslips, present participle overslipping, simple past and past participle overslipped)

  1. (transitive) To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond.
  2. (transitive) To omit or neglect.
    to overslip time or opportunity

Etymology

over- +‎ slip

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