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• slip — slip1 [slip] vi. slipped, slipping [ME slippen < MLowG, akin to OHG slifan < IE * (s)leib , to glide, slip < base * (s)lei , slimy: see SLIDE] 1. to go quietly or secretly; move without attracting notice [to slip out of a room] 2. a) to… …   English World dictionary

• Slip — Slip, v. t. 1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. [1913 Webster] He tried to slip a powder into her drink. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. To omit; to loose by negligence. [1913 Webster] And slip no… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• slip — slip1 W2S3 [slıp] v past tense and past participle slipped present participle slipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fall or slide)¦ 2¦(go somewhere)¦ 3¦(put something somewhere)¦ 4¦(give something to somebody)¦ 5¦(move)¦ 6¦(knife)¦ 7¦(get worse)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• slip — 1 /slIp/ verb slipped, slipping 1 SLIDE (I) to accidentally slide a short distance quickly or to fall by sliding: Suddenly, Frank slipped and fell over the edge. | My foot slipped and I nearly fell. see also: slippery 2 MOVE QUICKLY (intransitive …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• slip — I. verb (slipped; slipping) Etymology: Middle English slippen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin to Middle High German slipfen to slide, Old High German slīfan to smooth, and perhaps to Greek olibros slippery Date: 14th century… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• slip — slip1 [ slıp ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your balance or fall over: Margaret slipped and broke her arm. slip on: Be careful you don t slip on the wet floor. a ) intransitive if something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• slip — [[t]slɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦ slips, slipping, slipped 1) VERB If you slip, you accidentally slide and lose your balance. He had slipped on an icy pavement... Be careful not to slip. Syn: slide 2) VERB If something slips, it slides out of place or out of… …   English dictionary

• slip away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms slip away : present tense I/you/we/they slip away he/she/it slips away present participle slipping away past tense slipped away past participle slipped away 1) to leave secretly We managed to slip away early …   English dictionary

• slip — I. v. n. 1. Glide, slide. 2. Err, trip, mistake, fall into error, commit a fault. II. v. a. 1. Put stealthily, convey secretly. 2. Omit, allow to escape, lose by negligence. 3. Throw off, disengage one s self from. 4 …   New dictionary of synonyms

• slip someone a Mickey — tv. to secretly put a Mickey Finn in someone’s alcoholic drink. (This drug either makes the victim ill or causes immediate diarrhea.) □ Somebody slipped Barlowe a Mickey and sent him into action. □ For a ten spot, the bartender slipped Rocko a… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• To slip a cable — Slip Slip, v. t. 1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. [1913 Webster] He tried to slip a powder into her drink. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. To omit; to loose by negligence. [1913 Webster] And slip no… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English