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      slip
      noun
      An act or instance of slipping.
      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.
      A slipdress.
      A mistake or error.
      (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
      (nautical, aviation) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
      (nautical) A slipway.
      (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behavior after cure.
      (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.)
      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.
      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.
      An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
      An outside covering or case.
      Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
      A particular quantity of yarn.
      Either side of the gallery in a theater.
      (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
      (mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
      (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.
      (electricity) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
      (telecommunications) The positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols that causes the loss or insertion of one or more symbols.
      A fish, the sole.
      (crosswording) A newsletter produced by the setter of a cryptic clue-writing competition, containing a full list of winners and commentary on the clues.
      A twig or shoot; a cutting.
      A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
      A long, thin piece of something.
      A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
      (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.
      (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
      (aviation) Clipping of sideslip. [(aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.]
      (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.
      (dated) A child's pinafore.
      (UK, dated) A narrow passage between buildings.
      (obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
      (obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
      (obsolete) Mud, slime.
      verb
      (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
      (intransitive) To err.
      (intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.
      (intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
      (transitive) To elude or evade by smooth movement.
      (transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
      (transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
      (intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
      (intransitive, figuratively) To move down; to slide.
      (transitive, hunting, falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
      (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.
      (transitive) To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
      (transitive) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
      To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
      (transitive, business) To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
      (intransitive, aviation, of an aircraft) Clipping of sideslip (“to fly with the longitudinal axis misaligned with the relative wind”). [(aviation) To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.]
      (obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
      Synonyms for slip
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      Words related to slip
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