Definition of slip

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Slip (n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.

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Pikestaff :: Pikestaff (n.) A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping..
Calk :: Calk (v. i.) To furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox..
Stealer :: Steal (v. i.) To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively..
Scape :: Scape (n.) A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.
Slip :: Slip (n.) A child's pinafore.
Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to turn back..
Dock :: Dock (n.) The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity..
Cowslip :: Cowslip (n.) In the United States, the marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip. See Illust. of Marsh marigold..
Calceiform :: Calceiform (a.) Shaped like a slipper, as one petal of the lady's-slipper; calceolate..
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..
Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side..
Elm :: Elm (n.) A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is U. Americana; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva..
Cypripedium :: Cypripedium (n.) A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady's slipper.
Slip :: Slip (n.) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like..
Slipes :: Slipes (v.) Sledge runners on which a skip is dragged in a mine.
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 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..
Flinch :: Flinch (v. i.) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet..
Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe..
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