Definition of slip

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Slip (n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip..

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Slip :: Slip (n.) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like..
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..
Sliding :: Sliding (a.) Slippery; elusory.
Fleet :: Fleet (n. & a.) To slip on the whelps or the barrel of a capstan or windlass; -- said of a cable or hawser.
Lubrication :: Lubrication (n.) The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery.
Slip :: Slip (n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Liable to slip; not standing firm.
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside..
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..
Slip :: Slip (v. t.) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
Slip :: Slip (n.) To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide..
Scotch :: Scotch (n.) A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground..
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..
Slipperness :: Slipperness (n.) Slipperiness.
Calk :: Calk (n.) An instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping..
Lapse :: Lapse (v. i.) To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; -- mostly restricted to figurative uses..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A loose garment worn by a woman.
Scaleboard :: Scaleboard (n.) A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.
Liable :: Liable (v. t.) Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident..
Illapsable :: Illapsable (a.) Incapable of slipping, or of error..
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