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Slip \Slip\, v. 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. sl[=i]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to
slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG. sl[=i]fan to slide, glide,
make smooth, Icel. sl[=i]pa to whet; cf. also AS. sl?pan,
Goth. sliupan, OS. slopian, OHG. sliofan, G. schliefen,
schl?pfen, which seem to come from a somewhat different root
form. Cf. {Slope}, n.]
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.
--Shak.
资料来源 : WordNet®
slip
n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas}, {gaffe},
{solecism}, {gaucherie}]
2: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or
writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn:
{slip-up}, {miscue}, {parapraxis}]
3: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or
decorating ceramics
4: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a
plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
[syn: {cutting}]
5: a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
6: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: {mooring}, {moorage},
{berth}]
7: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he
blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips
and a few spills" [syn: {trip}]
8: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the
tiller" [syn: {slickness}, {slick}, {slipperiness}]
9: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn:
{strip}]
10: a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: {slip of
paper}]
11: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shimmy},
{shift}, {teddies}, {teddy}]
12: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar
carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: {case}, {pillowcase},
{pillow slip}]
13: an unexpected slide [syn: {skid}, {sideslip}]
14: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn:
{sideslip}]
15: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: {elusion},
{eluding}]
[also: {slipping}, {slipped}]
slipping
adj : moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and
slithering progress over the ice" [syn: {slithering}]
slip
v 1: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
[syn: {steal}]
2: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped
some money into the waiter's hand"
3: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {skid},
{slue}, {slew}, {slide}]
4: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: {drop off}, {drop
away}, {fall away}]
5: move smoothly and easily
6: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: {err}, {mistake}]
7: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was
looking" [syn: {sneak}]
8: pass out of one's memory [syn: {slip one's mind}]
9: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial
hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn:
{dislocate}, {luxate}, {splay}]
[also: {slipping}, {slipped}]
slipping
See {slip}