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1.nounA thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
2.nounMud, slime.
3.nounA twig or shoot; a cutting.
4.nounA descendant, a scion.
5.nounA young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier)."She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is."
6.nounA long, thin piece of something.
7.nounA small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information."a salary slip"
8.noun(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.
9.nounAn act or instance of slipping."I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip."
10.nounA 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.
11.nounA slipdress.
12.nounA mistake or error.
13.nounA berth; a space for a ship to moor.
14.nounA difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
15.nounA slipway.
16.nounA one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
17.nounAny 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.)
18.nounA 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.
19.nounA 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.
20.nounAn escape; a secret or unexpected desertion."He gave the warden the slip and escaped from the prison."
21.nounA 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.
22.nounA child's pinafore.
23.nounAn outside covering or case."a pillow slip"
24.nounA counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
25.nounMatter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
26.nounAn aqueous suspension of minerals, usually clay, used, among other things, to stick workpieces together.
27.nounA particular quantity of yarn.
28.nounA narrow passage between buildings.
29.nounA long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
30.nounA dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
31.nounThe 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.
32.nounThe difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
33.nounA fish, the sole.
34.verbTo lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
35.verbTo err.
36.verbTo accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
37.verbTo move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc."A bone may slip out of place."
38.verbTo pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly."She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand."
39.verbTo cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
40.verbTo move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding."Some errors slipped into the appendix."
41.verbTo move down; to slide."Profits have slipped over the past six months."
42.verbTo release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
43.verbTo 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.
44.verbTo omit; to lose by negligence.
45.verbTo cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of."to slip a piece of cloth or paper"
46.verbTo cause to slip or slide off, or out of place."A horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar."
47.verbTo bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
48.verbTo cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
49.nounThe area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively