Definition of slip

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Slip (n.) 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..

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Slip :: Slip (n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
Surged :: Surge (v. i.) To slip along a windlass.
Shiff :: Shiff (v. i.) To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted..
Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A kind of apron or pinafore for children.
Burr :: Burr (n.) A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping..
Rand :: Rand (n.) A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel..
Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle.
Overslip :: Overslip (v. t.) To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity..
Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib..
Slipperwort :: Slipperwort (n.) See Calceolaria.
Pantofle :: Pantofle (n.) A slipper for the foot.
Tonophant :: Tonophant (n.) A modification of the kaleidophon, for showing composition of acoustic vibrations. It consists of two thin slips of steel welded together, their length being adjystable by a screw socket..
Slip :: Slip (v. t.) To omit; to loose by negligence.
Flinch :: Flinch (v. i.) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet..
Snakehead :: Snakehead (n.) A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat rails, formerly used on American railroads. It was sometimes so bent by the passage of a train as to slip over a wheel and pierce the bottom of a car..
Calk :: Calk (v. i.) To furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper..
Slip :: Slip (v. t.) To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound..
Slip :: Slip (n.) Any covering easily slipped on.
Creep :: Creep (v. t.) To slip, or to become slightly displaced; as, the collodion on a negative, or a coat of varnish, may creep in drying; the quicksilver on a mirror may creep..
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