Definition of "slip"
- noun
Mud, slime.
A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
A twig or shoot; a cutting.
A descendant, a scion.
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.
An act or instance of slipping.
A women's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress; a shift.
A mistake or error (slip of the tongue.).
A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
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.
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.
- verb
To lose one's traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
To err.
To pass (a note, money, etc.) often covertly.
To move quickly and often secretively.
To worsen.
To move down; to slide.
To release a bird of prey to go after a quarry.
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.
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