Definition of slip

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Slip (n.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.

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Slipping :: Slipping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sli.
Calceolaria :: Calceolaria (n.) A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name..
Slippered :: Slippered (a.) Wearing slippers.
Gliddery :: Gliddery (a.) Giving no sure footing; smooth; slippery.
Creeper :: Creeper (n.) A kind of patten mounted on short pieces of iron instead of rings; also, a fixture with iron points worn on a shoe to prevent one from slipping..
Imp :: Imp (n.) A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft.
Slip :: Slip (n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe..
Lubricate :: Lubricate (v. t.) To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied..
Slip :: Slip (n.) To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide..
Slip :: Slip (n.) The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice..
Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip..
Scale :: Scale (n.) A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale..
Sliding :: Sliding (a.) Slippery; elusory.
Slip :: Slip (n.) Any covering easily slipped on.
Slipthrift :: Slipthrift (n.) A spendthrift.
Scotch :: Scotch (v. t.) To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping..
Pantofle :: Pantofle (n.) A slipper for the foot.
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