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verbslipped, slipping, slips slɪpslɪp [no object]1Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance. I slipped over on the ice he kept slipping in the mud Example sentencesExamples - The snow splattered all over a now very unhappy Twilight who lost her balance and slipped.
- Ragged strips of wallpaper hung down the dark, dank corridor as I explored, being careful not to slip on loose floor tiles in one of the rooms.
- The dance was silly, unplanned, and cut short when both simultaneously slipped on patches of wet grass.
- Eight-year-old Luke Vardy narrowly escaped with his life after he slipped and lost his footing as he climbed wrought iron fencing in the front garden of his Rotherham home.
- When I'd slip and lose my footing, he'd momentarily lose sight of me, and a worried expression would cross his face.
- Brown mud sprayed up as he slid and slipped, trying to push himself back onto his feet.
- However as she was stepping up onto the tongue of the boat trailer she lost her balance and slipped down onto the hard pavement.
- There was no light, and since the tunnel slanted sharply, it was hard to keep one's footing without slipping.
- Many times I slipped over on the steep icy slopes, losing my footing and crashing down on the rubble.
- Alice lost her footing on the terrain and slipped back a foot.
- While trying to get my foot balanced on one of the mossy boulders that jutted out of the water, I lost my footing and slipped again.
- He slipped, slid and finally fell, rolling back to the bottom of the hill in a heap.
- The next day, Joey walked out of his East Village apartment, slipped on some ice and broke his hip.
- He tried to get his footing but slipped and fell right into the woman's lap.
- The horse slipped and fell with Shmulik under him, dragging him as he slid on rocky ground.
- Every time I get up onto the Olympia stage, I fear slipping and falling during the performance.
- When he slipped forward he lost his footing on the rock where he was perched.
- She desperately searched for good footing, slipping and sliding as she tried to get back up.
- What was shaping up to be a fantastic match, though, was cut short when Rooney slipped and fell in the third game.
- He hovered beside her as she hobbled around the truck to the fire, afraid she would slip or lose her balance.
Synonyms slide, skid, slither, glide fall over, fall, lose one's balance, lose/miss one's footing, stumble, tumble, trip - 1.1with adverbial of direction (of an object) accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone's grasp.
the envelope slipped through Luke's fingers a wisp of hair had slipped down over her face Example sentencesExamples - I glanced up, my eyes landing on a figure that made my breath catch in my throat, and my hands so weak that all the menus slipped through my grasp.
- The man jumped like a frightened rabbit, the phone slipping slightly from his ear.
- And within seconds, he was laughing so hard that a bowl almost slipped from his grasp.
- It seemed that everything was suddenly moving slowly as she felt the reins slip from her grasp, her feet from the stirrups and herself from the saddle.
- Back in the pub, he was racking up the beers in the cellar when a barrel slipped from his grasp and broke two bones in his foot.
- Her bag slipped from her grasp, spilling its contents across the tiled floor.
- In the struggle the coffee pot slipped from his grip.
- Joe had just finished pounding another staple home when his hammer slipped from his grip.
- My book bag accidentally slipped from my shoulder and hit Devin.
- She shuffled his records until one slipped from her grasp and splintered on the hearth-stone.
- Camilla's bright green eyes widened until her natural colour, brown, showed where her contacts slipped down.
- I choked on the liquid in my throat and the can in my hand slipped from my grip.
- Dara squealed when her half eaten vanilla covered doughnut slipped from her grip.
- The gun, slick with sweat, began to slip from his hand, but he gripped it tightly.
- Joel sat there with a bored look, his glasses slipping off his button nose.
- Her heel slipped on some mud and she lost her balance, swearing as an arm wrapped around her waist, preventing her from hitting the ground.
- One pretty woman with long, blonde hair was carrying something in her hand, but it slipped from her grasp as she stumbled along.
- We passed the trident, crossed over the hill and tumbled down a moraine the far side, our feet slipping on the loose rock.
- The brunette just sighed sadly and looked out the window, a few red tinted curls slipping from her loose ponytail to fall in her eyes.
- She poured the water and turned to put it back in the fridge but as she opened the door the jug slipped from her grasp and shattered on the floor with a loud smash.
- 1.2 Fail to grip or make proper contact with a surface.
the front wheels began to slip Example sentencesExamples - My tennis shoes slipped over the slippery surface of the rock.
- When it gets severe we'd expect it to be accompanied by sporadic squealing of the type you get when a fan belt slips.
- I've never driven in the snow before and after slipping and sliding my way back this evening I have no desire to do it again.
- Sometimes, however, the gears slip, the programming fails, and the logic circuits burn out.
- These steering adjustments are needed because a lateral force on a wheel makes it slip sideways over the ground as it rolls forward.
- We slogged across the pasture, truck tires slipping and sliding in the mud, and wound up walking the last hundred yards or so.
- There had been heavy rain the night before, so even his ten-year-old Nissan Patrol four-wheel drive was slipping and sliding quite a bit.
2with adverbial of direction Go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice. we slipped out by a back door Example sentencesExamples - That was when Damien saw her, slipping quietly from the washroom, eyeing the scene all the while.
- She barely noticed when the older woman slipped quietly from the room, leaving her to her snack and her thoughts.
- In front of her the soldiers riding the horses slipped off to her right and Ashley spotted an enclosure that she correctly guessed to be the pen for the animals.
- She was in the middle of closing the door when a skinny, chestnut and dark brown colored cat slipped through.
- Maddy slowly opened the door a crack and silently slipped in without being noticed.
- I slipped quietly back into the house and pulled the door shut after me, leaving the scene.
- But she does admit to being a little annoyed, especially when, after the biggest race of her life, she was almost allowed to slip quietly back to the changing rooms.
- I walked along pace with the huge truck, slipping behind it, then climbing on board, hiding between two bales.
- Casey took the seat at the end, slipping in quickly and quietly before anyone noticed.
- I wasn't in the mood to visit with them so I turned away and tried to slip past without being noticed.
- I heard people speaking in the living room, so I shut the door as quietly as I could, hoping to slip upstairs without being noticed.
- I pulled the door open quietly and slipped inside, flashing the class a smile and giving a small wave.
- Quietly, she slips back into the passageway and pulls the panel back just in time.
- In the chaos, the wasp slips unnoticed through the ant nest and preys on the unguarded caterpillar.
- My eyes landed on a boy, most likely my age, who was slipping rather stealthily from a room off to the right of where our tour group stood.
- The door opened with hardly a creak and no one noticed as he slipped outside.
- She put the key in the lock and opened the door as she turned around and waved at Scott once more before slipping back into the house and closing the door behind herself.
- She almost didn't see Wraith slipping through the shadows, but he caught her arm and motioned for her to follow him.
- My father's sentry had been much too drunk to notice as I slipped through the gates of the estate.
- Knocking lightly on the door next to hers, she opened it slightly and slipped inside the clean room.
Synonyms creep, steal, sneak, slide, sidle, slope, slink, pad, tiptoe, pussyfoot, edge, move stealthily/quietly, insinuate oneself escape, make one's escape, get away, break free, make one's getaway, abscond, decamp disappear, vanish informal fly the coop British informal do a bunk, do a runner North American informal take a powder - 2.1with object and adverbial of direction Put (something) in a particular place or position quietly, quickly, or stealthily.
she slipped the map into her pocket with two objects I slipped him a tenner to keep quiet Example sentencesExamples - I slipped a few shiny silver knives and forks into my jacket pockets and took the stairs down to the next floor.
- Quickly I slipped the business card into the pocket of my jeans.
- But he took from his desk a pink candy heart with a gold motto, ‘You are sweet’, and slipped it under her arm.
- The man held out a bundle of money and Zaren quickly grabbed it, slipping it into a pocket inside his trench coat.
- He knew where the meeting area was to be, and hastily rolled up the map and slipped it back under the folds of his mantle.
- Before I am about to say ‘No,’ he slips a thick envelope in my pocket.
- My face flushed as I quietly and quickly slipped my hands under the kitchen table.
- Surprising Freyen, Tekan grabbed his arm, slipped his foot between his feet and made him trip.
- Scott was a few paces behind him, and he quickly slipped his arm protectively around my waist.
- She quietly slipped the tiny piece of gold around her finger.
- ‘Call me later,’ she said quietly, slipping a piece of paper into Rebecca's hand.
- I pull a bag from the shelf, slipping it on my arm and pause, remembering what Jake said.
- I quickly slipped the photograph into the book and handed the book back to him.
- I cried out, blinded with pain, and would have fallen to my knees if Cae hadn't quickly slipped his arms around me.
- Very carefully, he removed his glasses, folded the arms, and slipped them into his pants pocket, where his wallet had been.
- He picked up the package he dropped and dusted it off, slipping it underneath an arm and offered his vacant hand to her.
- Hunter was slipping the little can back into the paper bag.
- Sighing, Ari folded up the map and slipped it into her travel bag.
- Her hand brushed over his and he slipped a note quietly into her hand.
- As Mila loads the luggage, Andy quietly slips a small envelope into her purse.
Synonyms put, tuck, stow, insert informal pop, stick, shove, stuff - 2.2slip into/out of Put on or take off (a garment) quickly and easily.
Sarah slipped into a red jacket Example sentencesExamples - We quickly slipped into the red satin bathrobes and immediately felt like royalty.
- Tory shrugged into the soft green tank top and slipped quickly into her pajamas pants.
- Humiliated, Julia grabs her coat from the ground and slips into it quickly, eager not to be spotted by anybody.
- She quickly slipped into a chainmail vest and threw a rusty old helmet over her head.
- Christopher finds his pants and quickly pulls them on before slipping into his shirt.
- At work, she takes off her black and orange sneakers and slips into high heels and uniform, ready to cater to the hotel's top guests.
- When a four-year-old boy slips into Mommy's pumps, it's a Kodak moment.
- Quickly slipping her feet into a pair of red mules, Kelly went downstairs to investigate.
Synonyms put on, pull on, don, dress/clothe oneself in, get into, climb into, fling on, throw on pour oneself into change into informal tog oneself up/out in, doll oneself up in take off, remove, pull off, peel off, shrug off, discard, shed, divest oneself of, doff, fling off, fling aside, climb out of undo, unfasten, unbutton, unzip
3Pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way. many people feel standards have slipped with complement the bank's shares slipped 1.5p to 227p Example sentencesExamples - On the other hand, observers note that the bank's performance was already slipping well before the tragedy.
- Control would be passed to frontline ward staff and patients would be encouraged to speak out if they thought hygiene standards were slipping.
- In my opinion, these ideas and ideals are slipping fast, and we need to fight for them.
- I thought they were supposed to be pretty on-the-ball and up-to-the-minute, but it seems standards are slipping.
- Yet, perhaps he does indeed have a point: have standards slipped?
- Unfortunately, she does not have the skills to pay the bills, and her farm quickly slips into destitution.
- The price has been slipping for 18 years as central banks sell off their reserves, raising capital to invest in the stock market.
- The stock has slipped nearly 19 per cent in the past three months.
- Sales were down 16.8 percent and market share slipped from 9.6 percent to 8.2 percent.
- The ‘old boys' club’ must certainly feel the power slipping.
- Pre-tax profits in the first half, however, slipped back by 25 per cent due to higher interest charges.
- Gradually, she slipped to the bottom rank of the class.
- The closing weeks of May, however, saw prices of copper slipping gradually to current levels with no immediate evidence of pulling out of the trough.
- Track officials indicated that profits are slipping because wagering has leveled off while taxes and expenses have increased.
- Shares slipped for the first day in five yesterday, mirroring declines across Europe.
- Apple has led the field in design improvements and the adoption of new technologies, but has been slipping in the performance stakes with processor speed.
- The gross profit margin slipped to 42.3 per cent from 43 per cent a year earlier.
- Because of her tendency to allow other people's values and beliefs to affect her, Barbara's work performance is slipping.
- Their performance in school began slipping, and they said they were being mistreated in their foster home.
- However, the group's shares have slipped to less than half the levels of this time last year as a result of the investor flight to new-technology companies.
Synonyms decline, deteriorate, degenerate, worsen, get worse, fall, fall off, drop, decay, backslide, regress informal go downhill, go to the dogs, go to pot, go down the tube/tubes, go down the toilet, hit the skids drop, go down, sink, slump, tumble, plunge, plummet, decrease, depreciate informal crash, nosedive - 3.1be slippinginformal Be behaving in a way that is not up to one's usual level of performance.
you're slipping, Doyle—you need a holiday Example sentencesExamples - If your family knows that you are trying to lose weight, they can be helpful reminders or motivators when you feel like you are slipping.
- Whatever it is that makes you realise you're slipping, make sure you use it to trigger yourself into healthier habits.
- Oh, Daddy, I don't understand why my common sense is slipping.
Synonyms decline, deteriorate, degenerate, worsen, get worse, fall, fall off, drop, decay, backslide, regress
4with object Escape or get loose from (a means of restraint) the giant balloon slipped its moorings Example sentencesExamples - Suddenly my wife exclaimed ‘Sorry, I have to go, he's slipped his collar’.
- 4.1 (of a thought or fact) fail to be remembered by (one's mind or memory); elude (one's notice)
a beautiful woman's address was never likely to slip his mind Example sentencesExamples - For the moment, thoughts of Daeannon and the tea slipped from his mind.
- Everything else slipped from her mind and she ended up staring at whatever caught her eye.
- All other thoughts slipped her mind, and she sat down again, squeezing his hand.
- Although she missed Ethan terribly, it was easy to let him slip from her mind when she was surrounded by many handsome, earnest sailors.
- The ability to speak, to form sentences, to conjugate vowels had totally slipped from Janet's mind.
- English went smoothly and by the time her fourth period came around any trace of David Walker slipped from her mind.
- You remembered the tunes of Christine still, but more and more regularly the words of her tended to slip from your mind.
- All thoughts of the broken pact slipped from Arlan's mind as he started for her in concern.
- She tumbled out of bed, the last vestiges of the dream slipping from her mind.
- She acted as though she were trying to recall a fact that has completely slipped her mind.
- A name like that could so easily slip one's mind.
- Would he suddenly remember meetings and conversations that had earlier slipped his mind?
- Not a care in the world, everything just slipped from his mind.
- Either it slipped my mind that I was, in fact, 19, or I'd suffered momentary aphasia.
- The distribution of icebergs did not seem to fit the radar picture very closely, but that slipped from everybody's mind.
- The fact that he was employed there had completely slipped my mind.
- In case it had slipped anyone's mind in all this madness, Liverpool trail their friendly neighbours by 9 points for the first time in 20 years.
- Everything else had slipped from their minds for the time being.
- The fact that today was July 24 slipped his mind as a new thought suddenly sprung up in his mind.
- I haven't been writing too long, so details do slip my mind, whether you choose to believe it or not.
- 4.2 Release (an animal, typically a hunting dog) from restraint.
they slipped the hounds, the hare racing for the side of the hill Example sentencesExamples - When game was sighted, the huntsman slipped the dogs.
- They are in the leash, but in a moment they will be slipped.
- 4.3Knitting Move (a stitch) to the other needle without knitting it.
slip the next twelve stitches on to a stitch holder Example sentencesExamples - To execute this decrease, slip the first stitch as if to knit, slip the second stitch as if to knit, then slide the left-hand needle into the front part of both stitches and knit them together.
- Be sure you slip the stitch as if to knit, not as if to purl.
- Mosaic knitting simply involves slipping the stitches in a row that should be the "other" color.
- The technique of two-color slip-stitch knitting is really quite simple: If you can knit simple stripes and slip a stitch, you have all the skills you need.
- 4.4 Release (the clutch of a motor vehicle) slightly or for a moment.
I gunned the engine, slipping the clutch slightly Example sentencesExamples - First was too snatchy, second meant constant clutch slipping, resulting in wrist-ache after a few days, and the weather, which was unseasonably atrocious.
- For those drivers who slip the clutch frequently, yours will wear out quicker than a driver that does not slip the clutch.
- Try not to slip the clutch when shifting or driving.
- Avoid the practice of resting the foot continuously on the clutch pedal while driving and do not slip the clutch excessively instead of shifting gears.
- 4.5 Disengage (a ship's anchor) when leaving a port in haste.
they slipped their cables rather than stay to weigh anchor Example sentencesExamples - As I watched the soul depart, it was like seeing a mighty ship slip anchor from port, and the final awesome moment as when the gangplank is removed.
- Sorry but I'm unable to visit your blogs, we are slipping anchor and pulling out of harbour to run from an oncoming typhoon.
- 4.6 (of an animal) produce (dead young) prematurely; abort.
if you twist a mare's back too sharply it can slip foal Example sentencesExamples - They also must document why a mare slipped a foal to collect on insurance claims and to secure unborn foal insurance for future pregnancies.
- If a mare has "slipped" a foal in a previous pregnancy, double care should be taken, as she will be far more likely to do so again than another which has hitherto escaped the accident.
nounPlural slips slɪpslɪp 1An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance. a single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside Example sentencesExamples - Many falls result from trips and slips when the impaired balance of an elderly person prevents swift corrective action.
- Until now, medics have not seen an increase in the number of slips, trips and falls.
- The claim arises out of the injuries suffered by the plaintiff as a result of a slip and fall.
- More than half a million people were hospitalised in the 1990s after slips and falls at work.
- For ballet dancers, a slick floor can lead to slips and falls or clenched muscles from trying to hold on to the floor.
- The point we make is this, that that can happen in the situation where the man in the position of Preston was indeed going in for a robbery, but because of some sudden movement or a fall or a slip the gun goes off.
- The Defendant further alleges that Mrs. Cole was entirely, or, in the alternative, substantially responsible for the slip and fall.
- And this year heavy rain turned most of the course into a quagmire, making conditions even more challenging, causing many slips and falls throughout the afternoon.
- One camp simply moved their game of Capture the Flag from the evening, when dew caused a lot of slips and falls, to the afternoon.
- Shaun began the event cautiously knowing that one slip on the loose surface could lose him the event.
- Most injuries were the result of minor slips or falls, and only two people had to be taken to York Hospital.
- Rugs and mats will absorb the moisture, reducing the risk of a slip and fall injury further in the home.
- It had only been a little slip, and she'd recovered gracefully enough from the fall.
- Staff from York Dungeon will be joining forces with students from York College to dramatise the dangers of slips, trips, burns, cuts and stabbings in the kitchen.
- The chances of a slip or fall significantly increase when walking on ice or snow.
- But all these slips and falls by students and mostly teachers provided great entertainment for the onlookers.
- The most common causes of accidents are slips, trips and falls at work and lifting habits which result in back injuries.
- Good health and safety practices at work can prevent many slips, trips and falls.
- Postal workers have enough problems with dog bites and slips, trips, and falls.
- Of these often-untrained teens, 200,000 are injured every year through slips, falls, strains and burns.
Synonyms false step, misstep, slide, skid, fall, trip, tumble - 1.1mass noun Relative movement of an object or surface and a solid surface in contact with it.
Example sentencesExamples - A rubber pad was also added to prevent scratching and slip when in contact with the Rendiathon.
- The slip sent thousands of cubic metres of mud and debris crashing down a cliff, west of Matata, on to State Highway 2.
- Four-channel ABS from Bosch combined with electronic traction control regulate wheel slip in both braking and acceleration on low grip surfaces.
- Effectively the car learns the road surface and tailors the level of slip at the rear to deal with the next patch of tarmac, depending on the bravery level with the Manettino switch on the wheel.
- Partial slip was observed for single smooth pile while loading.
- Even without wheel slip, there is torque split to the rear.
- 1.2 A reduction in the movement of a pulley or other mechanism due to slipping of the belt, rope, etc.
Example sentencesExamples - The Haldex unit is comprised of an hydraulic pump driven by the slip between the axles, a wet clutch and a controllable throttle valve and electronics.
- 1.3 A sideways movement of an aircraft in flight, typically downwards towards the centre of curvature of a turn.
the slip is used to get rid of excess height mass noun the effects of slight slip on turns Example sentencesExamples - If there's still runway ahead and you're low enough to reach it, slam the airplane into a slip and get it back down on the pavement.
- Also, due to the static port's position, many airspeed indicators are inaccurate during a slip.
- Gusty winds can pick you up or drop you down, so stay a little high, knowing slips or flaps can get you down more safely.
- 1.4Geology mass noun The extent of relative horizontal displacement of corresponding points on either side of a fault plane.
Example sentencesExamples - In the last few years an intermediate form of south flank deformation has been observed that results in slip rates of about 10 centimeters per day.
- The thrust zone displays significant brecciation although no slip planes were located.
- These structures provide an opportunity to directly study deformation processes and possible slip behaviour operating along such low-angle faults at depth.
- Shortening is manifested by the development of folds and thrust faults; the horizontal slip is accommodated by strike-slip faults.
- The collision was accompanied by left-lateral strike slip and terrane displacement.
2A fall to a lower level or standard. a continued slip in house prices Example sentencesExamples - Any near-term funding shortfall will affect the overall schedule, and such schedule slips disrupt future funding.
- New York, traditionally the hot spot to ring in the New Year, slips from first to seventh on this list.
- Rapid Technology posted a 27% slip in revenues yesterday to 1.24 million for the six months to end of December.
- If he dared score lower in an examination or for some reason had a slip in his grades, Kevin had to face the comparison risk.
- That's why the shares look like a decent punt with reasonable protection against the downside risk of a modest slip back in the price of oil and no new exploration successes.
- A high finish is usually followed by a slip towards mediocrity.
- AMD announced the slip in shipping forecasts last night at its latest conference for financial analysts.
- Still, the Pentagon insists that, except for a slight slip in retention in the National Guard, recruiting is not suffering.
- 2.1 A minor or careless mistake.
the judge made a slip in his summing up Example sentencesExamples - I was sure the slightest slip would cause my world to collapse, and I would be right back on the streets again.
- But the Rams can't afford a single slip if they want a part in any of the four BCS games, and this clearly is the biggest obstacle.
- His slip did not go unnoticed by Elizabeth.
- A slip at this level might not cost you your house, but it could cost you your reputation in the community.
- Perhaps I would've fallen for her false sincerity if not for her slip.
- No politician at this level makes slips like that.
- Clerical errors and slips of this kind, honest mistakes, could be made by all manner of people in all manner of circumstances.
- They will look for flaws, for foolish slips, for proof that the wise are not perfect in their wisdom.
- Her accent is serviceable, but there are occasional slips.
- These are relatively minor slips in a long text.
- Radford's historical research was meticulous, and, except for an occasional, very minor slip, the result is astonishing.
Synonyms mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation, gaffe, faux pas, slip of the tongue/pen oversight, omission indiscretion, impropriety, lapse inaccuracy, fault, defect informal slip-up, boo-boo, boner, howler, fail British informal boob, clanger, bloomer North American informal goof, blooper, bloop Latin lapsus linguae, lapsus calami mistake, slip, error, blunder, miscalculation, oversight, omission, gaffe, faux pas, slip of the tongue/pen, lapse inaccuracy, fault, defect informal boo-boo, boner, howler, fail British informal boob, clanger, bloomer, cock-up North American informal goof, blooper, bloop Latin lapsus linguae, lapsus calami
3A loose-fitting garment, typically a short petticoat. Example sentencesExamples - The rest of the package contained a slip and underwear.
- She suggests trying one color scheme when purchasing outfits, such as a slip dress with a jacket, skirt, and pants.
- She had discarded all her extra layers, leaving only a simple slip.
- About five minutes later, Ruth walked back in, wearing a slip dress almost identical to mine, except it was pink.
- Her gown was made of silk, and the slip was made of crushed velvet in a shade of purple that was darker yet.
- Her lipstick had seemed to wear off and was now on her teeth and the slip under her skirt was boldly showing.
- Another Vera Wang was a simple slip dress with ribbons at the shoulder and jewelled trim to give it some Jazz Age sparkle.
- They were fine clothes, silk slips in peaches and pinks, cotton blouses and linen suits.
- Until then, all female stars wore full slips over their bra (as specified in the script).
- ‘He told her that her slip was showing,’ Auntie Rose explained smiling happily at the memory.
- She said women can't go wrong wearing a slip dress and strappy shoes to a club.
- Jessica was wearing only a slip and a bra, sitting on her bed with her head in her hands.
- Fashion critics adore her dresses in hand-dyed shades of pearl, frost, teal, grey and chocolate, worn over silk slip dresses.
- With Phoebe's help, she'd chosen a floral slip dress with a low neckline and spaghetti straps.
- This mix of lace, silk and cotton by Pazuki at Sola is perfect for layering over a slip dress or wearing on its own.
- When she was out of her heavy dress, Ingrid began pinning the materials to the slip that Pearl wore, slowly forming the beginnings of a dress.
- Layering will also define looks as fur and sheepskin and faux jackets help keep the chill off skimpy slip dresses for evening.
- She normally wore a slip dress underneath, but she had been too warm to wear one tonight.
- You'll also find jewelry, old-fashioned slips and nighties, jackets, gloves, and even the odd pair of roller-skates.
- Walking into the bathroom with her dress slip still on she walked into a freezing cold jet of water.
Synonyms underskirt, petticoat, underslip, half-slip 4Cricket
A fielding position (often one of two or more in an arc) close behind the batsman on the off side, for catching balls edged by the batsman. he was caught in the slips for 32 Example sentencesExamples - The Test opener had hit a four over point the previous delivery and was attempting the same shot which flew into the safe hands of Mark Waugh in slips in the final ball of the session.
- Earlier, star batsman Mark Waugh passed a fitness test on an injured left hand but abandoned his usual place in the slips and fielded in the deep.
- Prasad's bat seemed to be very narrow in width as he continuously edged the ball in between the slips for boundaries scoring most of his 24 runs behind the wickets.
- Jones has a good old swing of the bat, edging it high over the slips to the third man boundary.
- It is crucial that they field well and hold all the catches, especially in the slips because the ball is bound to find the edges in the bowler-friendly conditions.
- 4.1 A fielder at slip.
Example sentencesExamples - After 35 minutes there were still four slips and two gullies with Darren Lehmann out in familiar territory at mid on and Bichel at mid off, the only men in front of the wicket.
- He had his share of luck and survived two reprieves - an edge that flew between the wicketkeeper and first slip and an extremely close lbw appeal later in his innings.
- When they placed a slip, he still somehow managed to find the gap between the wicketkeeper and the fielder.
- Sarwan settled quickly and seemed in a hurry to score runs as he flashed a cut through the slips for four.
- Darren Lehmann walked out to three slips and a bouncer, and stepped off following a pull similar to Hayden's.
5 he brought his steamer to the yard for overhaul at his old employer's slip short for slipway Example sentencesExamples - For the slip and pier at Meanish, turn onto an unclassified road to Glendale just before entering Dunvegan.
- You'll find Teign Diving Centre and the public slip opposite the car park.
- This is a good venue for dives close to the shore, although you will probably need to launch your boat from the slip to reach safer spots on the bay's outside edges.
- The slip is sufficiently flat that we need to use a rope on the trailer, but I have lost the key to the ball hitch.
- Our solution is to unbolt the towbar from my car and lower it down the slip with the boat!
- To the left side is a public boat slip with the Anchorage's mooring to the front.
- Items coming aboard, like laundry and groceries, have to be hauled from the parking lot to the slip.
- North of the river, launch at Cullercoats harbour and to the South, there is a slip at the yacht club at the mouth of the river itself.
- The slip next to the dive centre is usable at all states of the tide except very low springs.
- Some 20 swimmers took to the water at the boat slip in the town while onlookers cheered.
- The two friends had gone for a light row and were turning the double scull boat opposite the boat slip at the Rowing Club when Kieran became suddenly ill.
- Launch from the slip at Dale, in front of the sailing school.
- The slip in Penzance harbour is wet for most of the tide.
- The slip next to the Teign Diving Centre is usable at all states of the tide except very low springs.
- In winter the fishing boats will be hauled out at the top of the slip.
- If the boat is in the water, make sure it is still centered in the slip.
- Standing she moved slowly up the boat slip until she reached ground.
6usually slipsA leash which enables a dog to be released quickly. Tommy bolted off like a greyhound released from the slips Example sentencesExamples - The slips are constructed of extremely durable nylon webbing and use large metal D rings at the sides of the neck to release the dog quickly.
- This handy slip leash adjusts to any size dog.
7Knitting
one colour at a time should be knitted in striped slip short for slip stitch
Phrases informal Evade or escape from someone. we gave them the slip at the station Example sentencesExamples - My lens chased goldsinny and small-mouthed wrasse and in under the crevices I focused on several leopard-spot gobies and a few squat lobsters, which gave me the slip just before I could get the perfect picture.
- Then he casually suggested going for lunch in a nearby pub while they waited for banking papers to come through, before giving Mr Campbell the slip as he went outside to answer his mobile phone.
- They managed to get the 120 lb harbour porpoise into a water-filled rubber dinghy, after it twice gave them the slip.
- Well, my hitherto unknown skills at lock picking soon gave them the slip and I was free to start wandering around this fabulous city by myself, idly listening to conversations and shoplifting croissants.
- Just what were you thinking, giving Melanie the slip?
- After initially giving them the slip, one hour later the man was cornered in Soi Bua Khao, but he continued to resist arrest.
- When a green turtle appeared and we stopped to watch it, he was off like a cowboy at home on the range, harrying and hustling it until the flustered creature managed to give him the slip.
- Of course I followed him, but they must have seen me and they gave me the slip.
- He gave them the slip, and now he's pretty well hidden, because this laboratory is underground.
- Officers from the central intelligence unit kept him under watch for 24 hours a day but, on the morning that he fled to the Netherlands, he gave them the slip.
Synonyms escape from, get away from, evade, dodge, elude, lose, shake off, throw off, throw off the scent, get clear of, get rid of, get free from, break away from, leave behind informal ditch British informal get shot of archaic bilk
1Reveal something inadvertently in the course of a conversation. with clause Clive had let slip he was married Example sentencesExamples - If you tell people they can get free stuff by dialing into a top-secret Web site, they're bound to let that information slip into a conversation with friends.
- He seemed far enough removed from Glasgow to be emboldened into letting something slip about the nature of his relationship with McLeish.
- Kenneth Cox continued with his charade until someone in the house accidentally let his real name slip, said Stacey Turner, prosecuting.
- Apparently he got himself so worked up about the possibility of letting something slip that he came close to calling off the whole interview just 30 minutes before it was due to begin.
- In writing of the Jewish mystic Simone Weil, she inadvertently let the truth slip out, ‘An idea which is a distortion may have a greater intellectual thrust than the truth.’
- But it would have been easy to let it slip inadvertently.
- Did I just let it slip that Dad and I conversed about a relationship possibility with Ryan?
- It's nice to know that there are still a few musicians around who wouldn't make you cringe if they inadvertently let slip what they think about the election.
- For some reason, he let slip that his company planned to introduce an important enhancement for a best-selling product.
Synonyms reveal, disclose, divulge, let out, give away, come out with, blurt out, leak give the game away informal let on, blab, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans British informal blow the gaff archaic discover 2Release a hound from the leash so as to begin the chase. Example sentencesExamples - At this time we could not move or lift our heads for fear of being seen, but had to wait till the deer had passed the rocks amongst which we were concealed, that we might let slip the hounds at a distance of about thirty or forty yards.
- As soon as the huntsman finds a gin uprooted he will let slip his hounds and with cheery encouragement follow along the wake of the wooden clog, with a keen eye to the direction of its march.
let something slip through one's fingers (or grasp) Lose hold or possession of something. I let the money slip through my fingers figurative Edward was determined not to let Scotland slip from his grasp he had let the Open title slip through his grasp Example sentencesExamples - It was one of my biggest human-interest exclusives and, naively, I let it slip through my fingers.
- We let that opportunity slip through our fingers, as we entrusted narrow-minded politicians to discuss the idea.
- Every year I've been presented with some kind of opportunity, and each time I've let it slip through my fingers.
- I genuinely didn't expect us to be in this position after just four races and we have no intention of letting this advantage slip through our fingers.
- The Clifton Parkers, who entertain Westoe tomorrow, have let several victories slip through their fingers in recent weeks because of lack of fitness.
- But I could not let this chance slip through my fingers.
- I've been trying to find these two guys for weeks, and I'm not going to just let them slip through my fingers like the other times.
- In some games we've let ourselves down and let points slip through our fingers.
- Having been in the industry so long he has no doubt ploughed through thousands of scripts: I ask him if he's ever let a great script slip through his fingers.
- He was not going to let another thief slip through his fingers.
slip of the pen (or the tongue) A minor mistake in writing (or speech). Example sentencesExamples - In the context of the interview, this statement can only be considered a slip of the tongue.
- Those minor slips of the tongue are quite embarrassing.
- Minor slips of the tongue merely reminded me of the live nature of the performance.
- When people are prevented from saying what they really think, the only way to tell what they think is to second-guess their views from insinuation, rumour or slips of the tongue.
- In an effort to save myself the embarrassment of seeing other people embarrassed, I at first went around shrugging off the whole thing as simply a slip of the tongue.
- A slip of the tongue, or some random twitch in an otherwise foolproof plan, blows his cover.
- I think it's to the credit of both papers that they acknowledge their fallibility, but the errors in question are rather more than slips of the pen.
- But the old broadcaster's instinct had taken over: don't draw attention to a slip of the tongue by going back to correct it.
- ‘It was a slip of the tongue,’ the Prime Minister's official spokesman said of the comment.
- But was his use of the present tense - ‘I have this heart thing which we dealt with in 24 hours’ - a slip of the tongue or inadvertent admission of a continuing problem?
there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip proverb Many things can go wrong between the start of a project and its completion; nothing is certain until it has happened. Example sentencesExamples - Of course many things can go wrong, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip, but that's not the point I'm making.
- But there's many a slip twixt cup and lip as one goes from generalities to specifics.
- But there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, especially in the gold mining business.
Phrasal Verbs 1Depart without saying goodbye; leave quietly or surreptitiously. Example sentencesExamples - ‘Please excuse me, sirs,’ Julian said quietly, then slipped away as discreetly as he could.
- Having come to this conclusion, Ayame slipped away from her post at the window and disappeared into the darkness of the den.
- ‘Come on, let's get out of here,’ she said to him quietly, clutching his hand as they slipped away to the door.
- Still, even those who seemed to have turned up with the intention of staying for an hour or so and then quietly slipping away, stayed till the end and cheered the winners.
- Jen slipped away to the only peaceful location on the campus.
- Bertie, of course, was far too humble for an over-the-top tribute such as this and had slipped away quietly for other duties.
- Even now he turns up to Midge's gigs, stands at the back to watch his old mate perform and then quietly slips away again.
- She slipped away from him and waved a silent goodbye before leaving the room.
- Quickly and quietly, Cassandra slipped away from the scene and began the short journey back to her house.
- He slipped away from Ami slowly, trying not to disturb her.
- While Amber rattled on about what she wanted Anthony to do, Nick gave him a good-natured wave and quietly slipped away from the conversation.
- As the two continue to argue, young Bitsy slips away from her position outside the room, walking slowly downstairs to join the smallest member of the household.
- Fadran slipped away quietly, and Cora and Arlan did not notice.
- She looked around once more, and then quietly slipped away, unnoticed.
- I watched as Dana slowly slipped away, looking slightly disappointed that she didn't have a date.
- Sarah looked confused, but then decided to slip away quietly into the shadows beneath a restaurant roof.
- Jack and the rest of the soldiers were in the courtyard so I slipped away quietly.
- I got up and dressed quickly, hoping to slip away quietly without Dr Bernadi realising.
- The shy rescuers didn't want to be named and slipped away quietly.
- Rena quietly slipped away from the room and headed towards her own.
Synonyms escape, make one's escape, get away, break free, make one's getaway, abscond, decamp - 1.1Slowly disappear; recede or dwindle.
his ability to concentrate is slipping away Example sentencesExamples - It was once again a game that slowly slips away from you and we'll have to do something about it.
- Philadelphia looks to be realizing their chances at winning a pennant, and much less a division, are slowly slipping away, and are currently executing the now or never approach.
- She remembered consciousness slowly slipping away, until she must have fallen from the tree into the snow.
- The slim hope of a final day denouement for the championship next weekend slipped away slowly in the second half.
- I leave out the part about feeling as though my personality is slowly slipping away.
- ‘Our town is slowly slipping away,’ Harlan says, ticking off the businesses that have closed in recent years.
- He felt his life fleeting and his mind slowly slipping away; losing every thought.
- Caleb tried to hold onto his fury but he could feel it slowly slipping away.
- Their savings slowly slip away until they reach a sobering moment when Jane says they mustn't go to bed late because ‘the soup kitchen stops serving at eight.’
- The feeling of detached indifference had been soothing and he hated that it was slowly slipping away.
- Her typical composure in dealing with stressful situations such as this was slowly slipping away from her as her terror and fright increased.
- Words must be spoken, confessions must told, for time was slowly slipping away.
- The awkwardness of the moment slowly slipped away as he leaned back.
- And since he was rich and could afford to bribe a judge, she knew her freedom was slowly slipping away.
- Brayden's own smile slipped away unnoticed as Cwery sat up slowly.
- Vanilla tried to regain her composure, which was slowly slipping away.
- Uncle Matt explains as his patience slowly slips away.
- All the want for adventure was slowly slipping away.
- Elena could feel her strength slowly slipping away.
- The connection he had felt with her from the very beginning was slowly slipping away and he didn't know how to stop it.
- 1.2Die peacefully (used euphemistically)
he lay there and quietly slipped away Example sentencesExamples - Politely, proudly and quietly, she slipped away while the doctors and nurses watched.
- It was only three weeks into our friendship that I watched her slowly slip away.
- As the sun was shining on the morning of Thursday, April 1, 2004, Ed's life peacefully slipped away.
- In the end she slipped quietly away from us, but her family and those of us who befriended her over the years will happily retain the many lovely memories she has left behind.
- His wife Ann was continually at his side right up to the end, which was a twenty four hour a day job, but despite the hard work and heartbreak on seeing him slowly slip away from her was a daily labour of love.
- But why should anyone have to resort to suicide alone rather than a controlled death administered by a doctor so that they can slip away peacefully surrounded by their relatives?
- Bill, who was predeceased by his wife Annie, belonged to a grand generation of Irish people who are slipping quietly away from the land they loved so well.
- ‘Sam, no one could ever replace you,’ Henry said, looking at her and seeing her slipping away slowly.
- Slowly he felt her slip away, her warmth diminishing until she was no more.
- My dad was slowly slipping away as he was more and more at the hospital.
- One by one, the legendary groundbreaking rockers of the '60s are slowly slipping away from us.
- Kiv wished he could just slip away into peaceful blackness; the pain was driving him mad.
- His friends rallied around and he enjoyed their visits during his final illness before he slipped quietly away.
- His feet kicked at the ground, stars filled his vision, and slowly Samir's life slipped away.
- His serene and gentle nature and the manner in which he accepted his illness was inspirational to many and he slipped away quietly surrounded by his beloved family.
- His family tended to his every need as he slipped away, peacefully, at his home early on Thursday morning after an eight-year battle with cancer.
- They knew she was slipping away slowly, so they should just let her go in peace.
- We are removed from our sense of self, conscience, purpose, but it isn't the fault of the body, slowly starting to slip away into death.
- Audra was slowly slipping away from this life and going back home.
- Typically, both slipped away quietly and they will be missed.
Synonyms die, pass away, pass on, expire, breathe one's last, go, go to meet one's maker, shuffle off this mortal coil, go to one's last resting place, go the way of all flesh, cross the styx
the night was slipping away Example sentencesExamples - But time was slipping by, and it was becoming increasingly clear that nothing was going to be finalised before our return home.
- So another summer slips by with Yorkshire flattering to deceive in knockout cricket, the high expectations of the first half of the season suddenly evaporating into thin air.
- Time slipped by as the dark spring clouds and bright sunlight rolled over the Rhodope landscape.
- However, a week scarcely slips by when we read a quote from Liam or George.
- Soon, all but the steersmen and watchmen were asleep, and the dark passage of the night slipped by, quiet, watchful, and mysterious.
- The mini vacation that I have taken has slipped by quickly.
- It's hard to believe that 30 years have slipped by since the Sligo men last lifted the Connacht senior crown.
- The days seemed long, the nights so short and time slipped by so fast
- Time is slipping by and our children are missing out on vital aspects of the education due to them for want of safe, healthy and educationally friendly accommodation.
- With time slipping by and dinner looming he thought: ‘I'm supposed to be intelligent, there must be some way out of this.’
- On Friday night, six hours of gradually more inebriated conversation slipped by in an absolute instant.
- The whole notion of time in the Maldives is weird - day after identical day merges seamlessly into the next and time slips by like sand through your fingers.
- Autumn was quickly slipping into winter and each day the climate turned colder.
- Nine years have slipped by since their last trophy.
- The search and rescue is becoming increasingly desperate as time slips by.
- Many a year has slipped by since that day in 1950 when Martin Niland set off on his bicycle for Annagh Hill polling station in Kiltimagh.
- Scenery and time slipped by as we passed through centuries of village and seacoast life.
- As time slips by you either have to increase the amount invested or find a higher rate of return.
- Instead, as her school days in Carraroe slipped by, she was looking for something either in journalism or art college.
- The months seem to be slipping by very quickly now, and I'm working on two issues at once at the moment.
Synonyms pass, elapse, go by/past, roll by/past, glide by/past, slide by/past, fly by/past, steal by/past, tick by/past, wear on
Insert a remark smoothly or adroitly into a conversation. she slipped in a question about the length of time he'd been working on the assignment Example sentencesExamples - Get your interviewee relaxed and then slip the difficult questions in when you are both comfortable.
- The way she says them aren't really like accusations, but more like… casual questions, as if she's slipping them in like it's just a part of every day conversation when we both know that this is really serious stuff.
- Not that he is going to let slip any details in this interview.
- Just slip an invitation in to the conversation like that.
- You defend yourself, then slip an accusation in under the table.
- And then, they slipped the question in, subtly, under my defenses.
(of a remark) be uttered inadvertently. the question slipped out before I'd considered the wisdom of it Example sentencesExamples - I clenched my teeth together to prevent any spontaneous remark from slipping out.
- No matter how deep in denial he is, sometimes the truth slips out.
- I ask the question actors should never ask, the taboo, but like some awful knee-jerk reaction it slips out.
- Sometimes, I guess, when I dress it up in sarcasm and with a wide grin like I'm playing about, something almost truthful slips out, but no one ever takes it at face value.
- Then it just sort of slipped out that the family friend happened to be the Maharajah of Jodhpur.
- The remark had slipped out before she could stop it, but she didn't bother taking it back.
- They don't have the slightest idea of anything sensible to say, so a formidable quote always slips out.
they often slipped up when it came to spelling Example sentencesExamples - As these volumes demonstrate, scholars take endless pleasure in drawing attention to the great man's shortcomings, as it is in the moments when he slips up that Holmes becomes almost human.
- His Liverpool team is showing signs of improvement with every game that hint of even better things to come next season, and with Leeds slipping up again, second place in the Premiership is not such a fanciful notion.
- But she slipped up and gave a secret about whether she and her husband Ben Affleck are expecting a boy or a girl.
- The boy pretends he is a lawyer but keeps slipping up.
- I have done December and January, I slipped up on February - the short month passing by as I waited for a good day that never came.
- It will have occurred in one of the local borough support offices, where somebody has slipped up and not informed that officer, and there can be no excuse for it.
- Charles Kennedy may have slipped up on a tax question at their policy briefing, but this was probably down to sleep deprivation after the birth of his new baby son!
- He never slips up, because he is a world-class survivor of media onslaught.
- He seemed forever on edge, worried about slipping up or uttering something to upset the assembled crowd.
- Usually they just let you keep slipping up, spending more than you have in your account so that they can slap on the €12.70 bounced cheque fee or the hefty interest surcharge if you become overdrawn.
- They had slipped up in regard to Mr. Egan's date of birth, Mr. Collins said.
- It is said in Washington that a gaffe is when someone slips up and tells the truth.
- With closest rivals Radcliffe Borough and Eastwood Town continually slipping up in their bid to catch up on the runaway leaders, John Reed's men now have a nine-point advantage and at least four games in hand.
- She only feels ill when she slips up and eats dairy products.
- Now one vaccine manufacturer slipping up would not be a major problem if there were lots more manufacturers ready to step into the breach.
- At the end, the Chinese mistress of ceremonies slipped up by saying ‘goodbye’ in Japanese.
- Was there not enough space to print the truth or has someone been slipping up on their research skills?
- So I slipped up a bit, having a bit more caffeine than I probably should, but only when on vacation and with family.
- There is of course many a slip twixt the cup and the lip but really it borders on the impossible to visualise them slipping up this time.
- While most of their main rivals were slipping up, the Tanners beat 10-man Dulwich Hamlet 2-1 on Saturday.
Synonyms make a mistake, blunder, make a blunder, get something wrong, miscalculate, make an error, trip up, err, go wrong informal make a bloomer, make a boo-boo, screw up, make a howler, muff something up British informal boob, cock something up, drop a clanger North American informal goof up
Origin Middle English (in the sense 'move quickly and softly'): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery. English has several words spelled slip. The one meaning ‘to lose your footing’ or ‘to move out of position or someone's grasp’ is probably Germanic, from a root that also gave us slippery (Late Middle English). This is the slip in slipper (Late Middle English), and in slipshod (late 16th century), which originally meant ‘wearing slippers or loose shoes’. In phrases such as a slip of a girl, meaning a small, slim person, slip is the same word that means ‘a small piece of paper’ and ‘a cutting taken from a plant’. It dates from the later medieval period and probably comes from early Dutch and German slippe ‘a cut, strip’. The saying there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip—in other words, many things can go wrong between the start of something and its completion—dates back to the mid 16th century. A similar idea was expressed by the Roman statesman and orator Cato the Elder: ‘I have often heard that many things can come between mouth and morsel’.
Rhymes blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, snip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip, zip nounPlural slips slɪpslɪp 1A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information. complete the tear-off slip below Example sentencesExamples - Sometimes the reasons are a long time coming, but when they finally do, they are clearly printed like her pension slip.
- Each bench is numbered and its corresponding number appears on your entry slip that is sent to you prior to the show.
- Ten slips of paper were folded into a plastic bag, and they drew lots.
- He pulled the small slip of paper out of his pocket and copied the information to the computer screen.
- Could a printed routing slip or attachment memo be used?
- Invitation slips will be sent out shortly and those planning to attend are asked to send back the reply slips as soon as possible.
- She pulled out a slip of blank parchment, a bottle of ink, a quill pen, and a jar of writing dust.
- By having this information on the deposit slip, you can reconstruct these records even if they should be lost or destroyed.
- My teacher, Mr. Zajicek, didn't ask any questions; he didn't even send me to the office for a tardy slip.
- I have my plane ticket in hand and the visa (a removable slip of paper, unfortunately) in the passport.
- It is hereby agreed claims can be collected on certified copy slips and/or copy policies.
- A Roll of Honour is to be prepared from information received on cheque slips and this will be put on public display in due course.
- You'll get a reply slip with the Statement of Decisions letter.
- Ballot slips have been sent out along with letters asking disposal workers if they support the offer they previously rejected.
- This could be a box where the children empty their book bags of notes from the teacher, school newsletters, trip slips and any other paper a parent has to see.
- I'd packed the pieces before listing them so all that was needed was to print off the packing slips and labels and tape the lids down.
- All you have to do is fill in one - or more - of the voting slips and send them to our offices.
- I hand the late slip to my teacher and slide into my seat in the middle of the room.
- Watch out for errors on your accounts by keeping good records: hang on to all your receipts and ATM slips and check every statement carefully.
- We will start this week if all permission slips are turned in tomorrow.
Synonyms piece of paper, scrap of paper, paper, sheet, note chit, coupon, voucher informal stickie trademark Post-it (note) - 1.1Printing A printer's proof on a long piece of paper; a galley proof.
Example sentencesExamples - It is quite natural in that context to incorporate the disputes clause as well, but in order to do that it would either have to be set out in full in the body of the slip or identified in some other way.
- The most usual plan is to set up the type in long slips the width of the intended page cut of variable length (called 'galley slips,' after the special press on which they are generally printed), each slip containing matter enough for two or three pages.
- These proof slips are read before they are sent to the author, and all gross errors corrected, doubtful words marked, and the author's attention called by the printer's ' reader ' to any redundancies of expression or any sentences which are not apparently intelligible.
- 1.2 A long, narrow strip of a thin material such as wood.
Example sentencesExamples - Floor-to-ceiling expanses of glass are screened by thin slips of white curtain.
- The sleeves were merely just two slips of material which draped just below the shoulders.
- The panels' frames, of ebonised wood with a gilt slip, are mid-nineteenth-century additions.
- Slice out thin slips of tape from both the top and bottom of all tapes (this provides a key for the Araldite glue) then mix the glue and place a thin layer over the tapes.
2A cutting taken from a plant for grafting or planting; a scion. Example sentencesExamples - The idea is that gardeners will deliver extra plants, slips, seeds and seedlings to the Horticultural Training Centre at Zoo Lake.
- Alternatively, they may sell the slips to those who are seeking to increase the amount of cane they can sell at the government's price.
- It's the best excuse to start your own slips from market sweet potatoes sprouted at home.
- In the California Gull (L. californicus) account, there are several slips.
- These suckers, slips, and the crown of the fruit may be used in propagation.
- Detach suckers and slips and pot in a well-draining soil.
- Most of these plants are sold at two years old as slips but the Taylors also grow a number of trees on to larger sizes to cater for those special situations when a more established tree is required.
Synonyms cutting, graft scion, shoot, offshoot, sprout, sprig, runner
Phrases Used to denote a small, slim person. you are little more than a slip of a girl Example sentencesExamples - At 19 years of age Paolo is a small slip of a boy and he seemed nervous of talking too much to the crowds.
- It was far too much horse for a slip of a girl, and yet as she gathered up the reins and nudged the animal forward, she seemed effortlessly in control.
- A slip of a boy, he was short, and at age 12, just 63 pounds.
- You slighted me as if I were but a mere slip of a child you could send to her room!
Synonyms small, slender, slim, slight, slightly built, petite, little, tiny, diminutive, elfin, dainty, delicate, frail
Origin Late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German slippe 'cut, strip'. nounPlural slips slɪpslɪp mass nounA creamy mixture of clay, water, and typically a pigment of some kind, used especially for decorating earthenware. Example sentencesExamples - It could also be decorated by painting with a slip (a creamy mixture of fine clay and water) of a different colour to the body.
- Explaining her actions for viewers, she applies white slip and colored underglazes for decorations.
- To alleviate the flaking, I added about a tablespoon of white glue to a pint of slip and then thinned it to a slip consistency again with water.
- Using underglazes, teenagers draw compositions on plaster slabs, and slip is then poured over the designs.
- For the most part the wares are decorated with images of animals in white slip.
- I now use the following system: patch holes first by stuffing them with straw dipped into a clay slip.
- The plaster sucks away the moisture from the clay and the remaining liquid slip in the hollow is poured out.
- To reduce fire potential, straw can be treated with natural flame retardants such as boric acid or clay slip, a watery solution of clay and dirt.
- Then, using a flat blade on the lathe, the slip was scraped away, exposing the white earthenware body inlaid with the black checked pattern.
- He produces work in a variety of colours and textures by applying layers of slip and glaze and firing individual pieces a number of times.
- Next, they stand the creature up on the cutout base, and secure it with slip and a worm of clay worked into the joint.
- I experimented with reducing leftover dried clay scraps to the consistency of slip and strained the mixture to remove lumps.
- You can tell this might be a problem if a white or yellowy film rises to the surface after mixing up a clay slip and letting it dry.
- Next, the entire area of incised decoration was covered with a layer of black slip.
- The solution proved to be applying layers of slip to a damp surface.
- When paintings are finished, porcelain slip is poured onto bat and tapped gently to remove any air bubbles.
- Most often, the entire presentation surface of a redware object was covered with white slip, and a design was then scratched into the surface.
- When the water from the slip is absorbed into the plaster, Steve removes the clay from the plaster.
- Thin layers of variegated slip gave pallid earthenware surfaces the illusion of solid stone.
Origin Mid 17th century: of obscure origin; compare with Norwegian slip(a) 'slime'. verbslɪpslip 1no object (of a person or animal) slide unintentionally for a short distance, typically losing one's balance or footing. he kept slipping in the mud Example sentencesExamples - What was shaping up to be a fantastic match, though, was cut short when Rooney slipped and fell in the third game.
- He hovered beside her as she hobbled around the truck to the fire, afraid she would slip or lose her balance.
- The snow splattered all over a now very unhappy Twilight who lost her balance and slipped.
- He tried to get his footing but slipped and fell right into the woman's lap.
- There was no light, and since the tunnel slanted sharply, it was hard to keep one's footing without slipping.
- Eight-year-old Luke Vardy narrowly escaped with his life after he slipped and lost his footing as he climbed wrought iron fencing in the front garden of his Rotherham home.
- The dance was silly, unplanned, and cut short when both simultaneously slipped on patches of wet grass.
- Every time I get up onto the Olympia stage, I fear slipping and falling during the performance.
- However as she was stepping up onto the tongue of the boat trailer she lost her balance and slipped down onto the hard pavement.
- The next day, Joey walked out of his East Village apartment, slipped on some ice and broke his hip.
- He slipped, slid and finally fell, rolling back to the bottom of the hill in a heap.
- Ragged strips of wallpaper hung down the dark, dank corridor as I explored, being careful not to slip on loose floor tiles in one of the rooms.
- While trying to get my foot balanced on one of the mossy boulders that jutted out of the water, I lost my footing and slipped again.
- When he slipped forward he lost his footing on the rock where he was perched.
- Many times I slipped over on the steep icy slopes, losing my footing and crashing down on the rubble.
- She desperately searched for good footing, slipping and sliding as she tried to get back up.
- The horse slipped and fell with Shmulik under him, dragging him as he slid on rocky ground.
- Alice lost her footing on the terrain and slipped back a foot.
- Brown mud sprayed up as he slid and slipped, trying to push himself back onto his feet.
- When I'd slip and lose my footing, he'd momentarily lose sight of me, and a worried expression would cross his face.
Synonyms slide, skid, slither, glide - 1.1with adverbial of direction (of a thing) accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone's grasp.
the envelope slipped through Luke's fingers a wisp of hair had slipped down over her face Example sentencesExamples - Dara squealed when her half eaten vanilla covered doughnut slipped from her grip.
- She poured the water and turned to put it back in the fridge but as she opened the door the jug slipped from her grasp and shattered on the floor with a loud smash.
- I glanced up, my eyes landing on a figure that made my breath catch in my throat, and my hands so weak that all the menus slipped through my grasp.
- And within seconds, he was laughing so hard that a bowl almost slipped from his grasp.
- The man jumped like a frightened rabbit, the phone slipping slightly from his ear.
- Joel sat there with a bored look, his glasses slipping off his button nose.
- The gun, slick with sweat, began to slip from his hand, but he gripped it tightly.
- Her bag slipped from her grasp, spilling its contents across the tiled floor.
- Back in the pub, he was racking up the beers in the cellar when a barrel slipped from his grasp and broke two bones in his foot.
- It seemed that everything was suddenly moving slowly as she felt the reins slip from her grasp, her feet from the stirrups and herself from the saddle.
- We passed the trident, crossed over the hill and tumbled down a moraine the far side, our feet slipping on the loose rock.
- Camilla's bright green eyes widened until her natural colour, brown, showed where her contacts slipped down.
- In the struggle the coffee pot slipped from his grip.
- Her heel slipped on some mud and she lost her balance, swearing as an arm wrapped around her waist, preventing her from hitting the ground.
- I choked on the liquid in my throat and the can in my hand slipped from my grip.
- My book bag accidentally slipped from my shoulder and hit Devin.
- The brunette just sighed sadly and looked out the window, a few red tinted curls slipping from her loose ponytail to fall in her eyes.
- She shuffled his records until one slipped from her grasp and splintered on the hearth-stone.
- One pretty woman with long, blonde hair was carrying something in her hand, but it slipped from her grasp as she stumbled along.
- Joe had just finished pounding another staple home when his hammer slipped from his grip.
- 1.2 Fail to grip or make proper contact with a surface.
the front wheels began to slip Example sentencesExamples - These steering adjustments are needed because a lateral force on a wheel makes it slip sideways over the ground as it rolls forward.
- We slogged across the pasture, truck tires slipping and sliding in the mud, and wound up walking the last hundred yards or so.
- When it gets severe we'd expect it to be accompanied by sporadic squealing of the type you get when a fan belt slips.
- My tennis shoes slipped over the slippery surface of the rock.
- Sometimes, however, the gears slip, the programming fails, and the logic circuits burn out.
- I've never driven in the snow before and after slipping and sliding my way back this evening I have no desire to do it again.
- There had been heavy rain the night before, so even his ten-year-old Nissan Patrol four-wheel drive was slipping and sliding quite a bit.
- 1.3slip away/by (of time) elapse.
the night was slipping away Example sentencesExamples - However, a week scarcely slips by when we read a quote from Liam or George.
- So another summer slips by with Yorkshire flattering to deceive in knockout cricket, the high expectations of the first half of the season suddenly evaporating into thin air.
- Time is slipping by and our children are missing out on vital aspects of the education due to them for want of safe, healthy and educationally friendly accommodation.
- Autumn was quickly slipping into winter and each day the climate turned colder.
- It's hard to believe that 30 years have slipped by since the Sligo men last lifted the Connacht senior crown.
- As time slips by you either have to increase the amount invested or find a higher rate of return.
- The months seem to be slipping by very quickly now, and I'm working on two issues at once at the moment.
- Scenery and time slipped by as we passed through centuries of village and seacoast life.
- The search and rescue is becoming increasingly desperate as time slips by.
- But time was slipping by, and it was becoming increasingly clear that nothing was going to be finalised before our return home.
- Nine years have slipped by since their last trophy.
- The mini vacation that I have taken has slipped by quickly.
- Soon, all but the steersmen and watchmen were asleep, and the dark passage of the night slipped by, quiet, watchful, and mysterious.
- Time slipped by as the dark spring clouds and bright sunlight rolled over the Rhodope landscape.
- With time slipping by and dinner looming he thought: ‘I'm supposed to be intelligent, there must be some way out of this.’
- The days seemed long, the nights so short and time slipped by so fast
- On Friday night, six hours of gradually more inebriated conversation slipped by in an absolute instant.
- The whole notion of time in the Maldives is weird - day after identical day merges seamlessly into the next and time slips by like sand through your fingers.
- Many a year has slipped by since that day in 1950 when Martin Niland set off on his bicycle for Annagh Hill polling station in Kiltimagh.
- Instead, as her school days in Carraroe slipped by, she was looking for something either in journalism or art college.
Synonyms pass, elapse, go by, go past, roll by, roll past, glide by, glide past, slide by, slide past, fly by, fly past, steal by, steal past, tick by, tick past, wear on
2with adverbial of direction Go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice. we slipped out by a back door Example sentencesExamples - Casey took the seat at the end, slipping in quickly and quietly before anyone noticed.
- But she does admit to being a little annoyed, especially when, after the biggest race of her life, she was almost allowed to slip quietly back to the changing rooms.
- I pulled the door open quietly and slipped inside, flashing the class a smile and giving a small wave.
- In front of her the soldiers riding the horses slipped off to her right and Ashley spotted an enclosure that she correctly guessed to be the pen for the animals.
- Maddy slowly opened the door a crack and silently slipped in without being noticed.
- That was when Damien saw her, slipping quietly from the washroom, eyeing the scene all the while.
- She almost didn't see Wraith slipping through the shadows, but he caught her arm and motioned for her to follow him.
- Quietly, she slips back into the passageway and pulls the panel back just in time.
- The door opened with hardly a creak and no one noticed as he slipped outside.
- I wasn't in the mood to visit with them so I turned away and tried to slip past without being noticed.
- My father's sentry had been much too drunk to notice as I slipped through the gates of the estate.
- My eyes landed on a boy, most likely my age, who was slipping rather stealthily from a room off to the right of where our tour group stood.
- In the chaos, the wasp slips unnoticed through the ant nest and preys on the unguarded caterpillar.
- I heard people speaking in the living room, so I shut the door as quietly as I could, hoping to slip upstairs without being noticed.
- She was in the middle of closing the door when a skinny, chestnut and dark brown colored cat slipped through.
- I slipped quietly back into the house and pulled the door shut after me, leaving the scene.
- She put the key in the lock and opened the door as she turned around and waved at Scott once more before slipping back into the house and closing the door behind herself.
- I walked along pace with the huge truck, slipping behind it, then climbing on board, hiding between two bales.
- Knocking lightly on the door next to hers, she opened it slightly and slipped inside the clean room.
- She barely noticed when the older woman slipped quietly from the room, leaving her to her snack and her thoughts.
Synonyms creep, steal, sneak, slide, sidle, slope, slink, pad, tiptoe, pussyfoot, edge, move quietly, move stealthily, insinuate oneself escape, make one's escape, get away, break free, make one's getaway, abscond, decamp - 2.1with object and adverbial of direction Put (something) in a particular place or position quietly, quickly, or stealthily.
she slipped the map into her pocket with two objects I slipped him a ten-spot to keep quiet Example sentencesExamples - Hunter was slipping the little can back into the paper bag.
- Scott was a few paces behind him, and he quickly slipped his arm protectively around my waist.
- Sighing, Ari folded up the map and slipped it into her travel bag.
- I slipped a few shiny silver knives and forks into my jacket pockets and took the stairs down to the next floor.
- I pull a bag from the shelf, slipping it on my arm and pause, remembering what Jake said.
- ‘Call me later,’ she said quietly, slipping a piece of paper into Rebecca's hand.
- Surprising Freyen, Tekan grabbed his arm, slipped his foot between his feet and made him trip.
- My face flushed as I quietly and quickly slipped my hands under the kitchen table.
- He picked up the package he dropped and dusted it off, slipping it underneath an arm and offered his vacant hand to her.
- As Mila loads the luggage, Andy quietly slips a small envelope into her purse.
- Very carefully, he removed his glasses, folded the arms, and slipped them into his pants pocket, where his wallet had been.
- He knew where the meeting area was to be, and hastily rolled up the map and slipped it back under the folds of his mantle.
- I quickly slipped the photograph into the book and handed the book back to him.
- She quietly slipped the tiny piece of gold around her finger.
- Before I am about to say ‘No,’ he slips a thick envelope in my pocket.
- But he took from his desk a pink candy heart with a gold motto, ‘You are sweet’, and slipped it under her arm.
- The man held out a bundle of money and Zaren quickly grabbed it, slipping it into a pocket inside his trench coat.
- I cried out, blinded with pain, and would have fallen to my knees if Cae hadn't quickly slipped his arms around me.
- Her hand brushed over his and he slipped a note quietly into her hand.
- Quickly I slipped the business card into the pocket of my jeans.
- 2.2slip into/out of Put on or take off (a garment) quickly and easily.
Example sentencesExamples - We quickly slipped into the red satin bathrobes and immediately felt like royalty.
- Quickly slipping her feet into a pair of red mules, Kelly went downstairs to investigate.
- Humiliated, Julia grabs her coat from the ground and slips into it quickly, eager not to be spotted by anybody.
- When a four-year-old boy slips into Mommy's pumps, it's a Kodak moment.
- At work, she takes off her black and orange sneakers and slips into high heels and uniform, ready to cater to the hotel's top guests.
- She quickly slipped into a chainmail vest and threw a rusty old helmet over her head.
- Tory shrugged into the soft green tank top and slipped quickly into her pajamas pants.
- Christopher finds his pants and quickly pulls them on before slipping into his shirt.
Synonyms put on, pull on, don, clothe oneself in, dress oneself in, get into, climb into, fling on, throw on take off, remove, pull off, peel off, shrug off, discard, shed, divest oneself of, doff, fling off, fling aside, climb out of
3Pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way. many people feel standards have slipped with complement profits slipped 31 percent Example sentencesExamples - Gradually, she slipped to the bottom rank of the class.
- Their performance in school began slipping, and they said they were being mistreated in their foster home.
- The ‘old boys' club’ must certainly feel the power slipping.
- Unfortunately, she does not have the skills to pay the bills, and her farm quickly slips into destitution.
- However, the group's shares have slipped to less than half the levels of this time last year as a result of the investor flight to new-technology companies.
- Sales were down 16.8 percent and market share slipped from 9.6 percent to 8.2 percent.
- The closing weeks of May, however, saw prices of copper slipping gradually to current levels with no immediate evidence of pulling out of the trough.
- Track officials indicated that profits are slipping because wagering has leveled off while taxes and expenses have increased.
- Shares slipped for the first day in five yesterday, mirroring declines across Europe.
- Yet, perhaps he does indeed have a point: have standards slipped?
- On the other hand, observers note that the bank's performance was already slipping well before the tragedy.
- In my opinion, these ideas and ideals are slipping fast, and we need to fight for them.
- The stock has slipped nearly 19 per cent in the past three months.
- Pre-tax profits in the first half, however, slipped back by 25 per cent due to higher interest charges.
- The price has been slipping for 18 years as central banks sell off their reserves, raising capital to invest in the stock market.
- Apple has led the field in design improvements and the adoption of new technologies, but has been slipping in the performance stakes with processor speed.
- Because of her tendency to allow other people's values and beliefs to affect her, Barbara's work performance is slipping.
- I thought they were supposed to be pretty on-the-ball and up-to-the-minute, but it seems standards are slipping.
- Control would be passed to frontline ward staff and patients would be encouraged to speak out if they thought hygiene standards were slipping.
- The gross profit margin slipped to 42.3 per cent from 43 per cent a year earlier.
Synonyms decline, deteriorate, degenerate, worsen, get worse, fall, fall off, drop, decay, backslide, regress drop, go down, sink, slump, tumble, plunge, plummet, decrease, depreciate - 3.1be slippinginformal Be behaving in a way that is not up to one's usual level of performance.
you're slipping, Joe—you need a vacation Example sentencesExamples - If your family knows that you are trying to lose weight, they can be helpful reminders or motivators when you feel like you are slipping.
- Whatever it is that makes you realise you're slipping, make sure you use it to trigger yourself into healthier habits.
- Oh, Daddy, I don't understand why my common sense is slipping.
Synonyms decline, deteriorate, degenerate, worsen, get worse, fall, fall off, drop, decay, backslide, regress
4with object Escape or get loose from (a means of restraint) the giant balloon slipped its moorings Example sentencesExamples - Suddenly my wife exclaimed ‘Sorry, I have to go, he's slipped his collar’.
- 4.1slip outno object (of a remark) be uttered inadvertently.
Example sentencesExamples - Then it just sort of slipped out that the family friend happened to be the Maharajah of Jodhpur.
- I ask the question actors should never ask, the taboo, but like some awful knee-jerk reaction it slips out.
- The remark had slipped out before she could stop it, but she didn't bother taking it back.
- No matter how deep in denial he is, sometimes the truth slips out.
- They don't have the slightest idea of anything sensible to say, so a formidable quote always slips out.
- Sometimes, I guess, when I dress it up in sarcasm and with a wide grin like I'm playing about, something almost truthful slips out, but no one ever takes it at face value.
- I clenched my teeth together to prevent any spontaneous remark from slipping out.
- 4.2 (of a thought or fact) fail to be remembered by (one's mind or memory); elude (one's notice)
a beautiful woman's address was never likely to slip his mind Example sentencesExamples - I haven't been writing too long, so details do slip my mind, whether you choose to believe it or not.
- The distribution of icebergs did not seem to fit the radar picture very closely, but that slipped from everybody's mind.
- Although she missed Ethan terribly, it was easy to let him slip from her mind when she was surrounded by many handsome, earnest sailors.
- She tumbled out of bed, the last vestiges of the dream slipping from her mind.
- Everything else slipped from her mind and she ended up staring at whatever caught her eye.
- Would he suddenly remember meetings and conversations that had earlier slipped his mind?
- You remembered the tunes of Christine still, but more and more regularly the words of her tended to slip from your mind.
- English went smoothly and by the time her fourth period came around any trace of David Walker slipped from her mind.
- Everything else had slipped from their minds for the time being.
- All thoughts of the broken pact slipped from Arlan's mind as he started for her in concern.
- The ability to speak, to form sentences, to conjugate vowels had totally slipped from Janet's mind.
- She acted as though she were trying to recall a fact that has completely slipped her mind.
- A name like that could so easily slip one's mind.
- For the moment, thoughts of Daeannon and the tea slipped from his mind.
- In case it had slipped anyone's mind in all this madness, Liverpool trail their friendly neighbours by 9 points for the first time in 20 years.
- The fact that he was employed there had completely slipped my mind.
- The fact that today was July 24 slipped his mind as a new thought suddenly sprung up in his mind.
- All other thoughts slipped her mind, and she sat down again, squeezing his hand.
- Either it slipped my mind that I was, in fact, 19, or I'd suffered momentary aphasia.
- Not a care in the world, everything just slipped from his mind.
- 4.3 Release (an animal, typically a hunting dog) from restraint.
Example sentencesExamples - When game was sighted, the huntsman slipped the dogs.
- They are in the leash, but in a moment they will be slipped.
- 4.4Knitting Move (a stitch) to the other needle without knitting it.
Example sentencesExamples - Mosaic knitting simply involves slipping the stitches in a row that should be the "other" color.
- Be sure you slip the stitch as if to knit, not as if to purl.
- To execute this decrease, slip the first stitch as if to knit, slip the second stitch as if to knit, then slide the left-hand needle into the front part of both stitches and knit them together.
- The technique of two-color slip-stitch knitting is really quite simple: If you can knit simple stripes and slip a stitch, you have all the skills you need.
- 4.5 Release (the clutch of a motor vehicle) slightly or for a moment.
Example sentencesExamples - Try not to slip the clutch when shifting or driving.
- Avoid the practice of resting the foot continuously on the clutch pedal while driving and do not slip the clutch excessively instead of shifting gears.
- For those drivers who slip the clutch frequently, yours will wear out quicker than a driver that does not slip the clutch.
- First was too snatchy, second meant constant clutch slipping, resulting in wrist-ache after a few days, and the weather, which was unseasonably atrocious.
- 4.6 (of an animal) produce (dead young) prematurely; abort.
Example sentencesExamples - They also must document why a mare slipped a foal to collect on insurance claims and to secure unborn foal insurance for future pregnancies.
- If a mare has "slipped" a foal in a previous pregnancy, double care should be taken, as she will be far more likely to do so again than another which has hitherto escaped the accident.
nounslɪpslip 1An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance. a single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside Example sentencesExamples - One camp simply moved their game of Capture the Flag from the evening, when dew caused a lot of slips and falls, to the afternoon.
- Of these often-untrained teens, 200,000 are injured every year through slips, falls, strains and burns.
- It had only been a little slip, and she'd recovered gracefully enough from the fall.
- More than half a million people were hospitalised in the 1990s after slips and falls at work.
- Shaun began the event cautiously knowing that one slip on the loose surface could lose him the event.
- And this year heavy rain turned most of the course into a quagmire, making conditions even more challenging, causing many slips and falls throughout the afternoon.
- The Defendant further alleges that Mrs. Cole was entirely, or, in the alternative, substantially responsible for the slip and fall.
- The chances of a slip or fall significantly increase when walking on ice or snow.
- But all these slips and falls by students and mostly teachers provided great entertainment for the onlookers.
- Until now, medics have not seen an increase in the number of slips, trips and falls.
- Many falls result from trips and slips when the impaired balance of an elderly person prevents swift corrective action.
- The most common causes of accidents are slips, trips and falls at work and lifting habits which result in back injuries.
- Most injuries were the result of minor slips or falls, and only two people had to be taken to York Hospital.
- The claim arises out of the injuries suffered by the plaintiff as a result of a slip and fall.
- Postal workers have enough problems with dog bites and slips, trips, and falls.
- For ballet dancers, a slick floor can lead to slips and falls or clenched muscles from trying to hold on to the floor.
- Good health and safety practices at work can prevent many slips, trips and falls.
- Rugs and mats will absorb the moisture, reducing the risk of a slip and fall injury further in the home.
- Staff from York Dungeon will be joining forces with students from York College to dramatise the dangers of slips, trips, burns, cuts and stabbings in the kitchen.
- The point we make is this, that that can happen in the situation where the man in the position of Preston was indeed going in for a robbery, but because of some sudden movement or a fall or a slip the gun goes off.
Synonyms false step, misstep, slide, skid, fall, trip, tumble - 1.1 Relative movement of an object or surface and a solid surface in contact with it.
Example sentencesExamples - Even without wheel slip, there is torque split to the rear.
- Four-channel ABS from Bosch combined with electronic traction control regulate wheel slip in both braking and acceleration on low grip surfaces.
- The slip sent thousands of cubic metres of mud and debris crashing down a cliff, west of Matata, on to State Highway 2.
- Effectively the car learns the road surface and tailors the level of slip at the rear to deal with the next patch of tarmac, depending on the bravery level with the Manettino switch on the wheel.
- A rubber pad was also added to prevent scratching and slip when in contact with the Rendiathon.
- Partial slip was observed for single smooth pile while loading.
- 1.2 A reduction in the movement of a pulley or other mechanism due to slipping of the belt, rope, etc.
Example sentencesExamples - The Haldex unit is comprised of an hydraulic pump driven by the slip between the axles, a wet clutch and a controllable throttle valve and electronics.
- 1.3 A sideways movement of an aircraft in flight, typically downward toward the center of curvature of a turn.
Example sentencesExamples - Gusty winds can pick you up or drop you down, so stay a little high, knowing slips or flaps can get you down more safely.
- Also, due to the static port's position, many airspeed indicators are inaccurate during a slip.
- If there's still runway ahead and you're low enough to reach it, slam the airplane into a slip and get it back down on the pavement.
- 1.4Geology The extent of relative horizontal displacement of corresponding points on either side of a fault plane.
Example sentencesExamples - In the last few years an intermediate form of south flank deformation has been observed that results in slip rates of about 10 centimeters per day.
- The thrust zone displays significant brecciation although no slip planes were located.
- These structures provide an opportunity to directly study deformation processes and possible slip behaviour operating along such low-angle faults at depth.
- Shortening is manifested by the development of folds and thrust faults; the horizontal slip is accommodated by strike-slip faults.
- The collision was accompanied by left-lateral strike slip and terrane displacement.
2A fall to a lower level or standard. a continued slip in house prices Example sentencesExamples - A high finish is usually followed by a slip towards mediocrity.
- Any near-term funding shortfall will affect the overall schedule, and such schedule slips disrupt future funding.
- Rapid Technology posted a 27% slip in revenues yesterday to 1.24 million for the six months to end of December.
- If he dared score lower in an examination or for some reason had a slip in his grades, Kevin had to face the comparison risk.
- Still, the Pentagon insists that, except for a slight slip in retention in the National Guard, recruiting is not suffering.
- New York, traditionally the hot spot to ring in the New Year, slips from first to seventh on this list.
- AMD announced the slip in shipping forecasts last night at its latest conference for financial analysts.
- That's why the shares look like a decent punt with reasonable protection against the downside risk of a modest slip back in the price of oil and no new exploration successes.
- 2.1 A minor or careless mistake.
the judge made a slip in his summing up Example sentencesExamples - Perhaps I would've fallen for her false sincerity if not for her slip.
- But the Rams can't afford a single slip if they want a part in any of the four BCS games, and this clearly is the biggest obstacle.
- These are relatively minor slips in a long text.
- A slip at this level might not cost you your house, but it could cost you your reputation in the community.
- Clerical errors and slips of this kind, honest mistakes, could be made by all manner of people in all manner of circumstances.
- Her accent is serviceable, but there are occasional slips.
- No politician at this level makes slips like that.
- His slip did not go unnoticed by Elizabeth.
- Radford's historical research was meticulous, and, except for an occasional, very minor slip, the result is astonishing.
- I was sure the slightest slip would cause my world to collapse, and I would be right back on the streets again.
- They will look for flaws, for foolish slips, for proof that the wise are not perfect in their wisdom.
Synonyms mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation, gaffe, faux pas, slip of the pen, slip of the tongue mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation, oversight, omission, gaffe, faux pas, slip of the pen, slip of the tongue, lapse
3A woman's loose-fitting, dress- or skirt-length undergarment, suspended by shoulder straps (full slip) or by an elasticized waistband (half slip) Example sentencesExamples - She suggests trying one color scheme when purchasing outfits, such as a slip dress with a jacket, skirt, and pants.
- She normally wore a slip dress underneath, but she had been too warm to wear one tonight.
- They were fine clothes, silk slips in peaches and pinks, cotton blouses and linen suits.
- ‘He told her that her slip was showing,’ Auntie Rose explained smiling happily at the memory.
- This mix of lace, silk and cotton by Pazuki at Sola is perfect for layering over a slip dress or wearing on its own.
- She had discarded all her extra layers, leaving only a simple slip.
- Until then, all female stars wore full slips over their bra (as specified in the script).
- Her lipstick had seemed to wear off and was now on her teeth and the slip under her skirt was boldly showing.
- Layering will also define looks as fur and sheepskin and faux jackets help keep the chill off skimpy slip dresses for evening.
- Jessica was wearing only a slip and a bra, sitting on her bed with her head in her hands.
- Walking into the bathroom with her dress slip still on she walked into a freezing cold jet of water.
- She said women can't go wrong wearing a slip dress and strappy shoes to a club.
- When she was out of her heavy dress, Ingrid began pinning the materials to the slip that Pearl wore, slowly forming the beginnings of a dress.
- Her gown was made of silk, and the slip was made of crushed velvet in a shade of purple that was darker yet.
- You'll also find jewelry, old-fashioned slips and nighties, jackets, gloves, and even the odd pair of roller-skates.
- Fashion critics adore her dresses in hand-dyed shades of pearl, frost, teal, grey and chocolate, worn over silk slip dresses.
- The rest of the package contained a slip and underwear.
- About five minutes later, Ruth walked back in, wearing a slip dress almost identical to mine, except it was pink.
- Another Vera Wang was a simple slip dress with ribbons at the shoulder and jewelled trim to give it some Jazz Age sparkle.
- With Phoebe's help, she'd chosen a floral slip dress with a low neckline and spaghetti straps.
Synonyms underskirt, petticoat, underslip, half-slip 4A slope built leading into water, used for launching and landing boats and ships or for building and repairing them. Example sentencesExamples - Items coming aboard, like laundry and groceries, have to be hauled from the parking lot to the slip.
- The slip in Penzance harbour is wet for most of the tide.
- Some 20 swimmers took to the water at the boat slip in the town while onlookers cheered.
- If the boat is in the water, make sure it is still centered in the slip.
- To the left side is a public boat slip with the Anchorage's mooring to the front.
- You'll find Teign Diving Centre and the public slip opposite the car park.
- The slip next to the dive centre is usable at all states of the tide except very low springs.
- In winter the fishing boats will be hauled out at the top of the slip.
- The two friends had gone for a light row and were turning the double scull boat opposite the boat slip at the Rowing Club when Kieran became suddenly ill.
- Launch from the slip at Dale, in front of the sailing school.
- North of the river, launch at Cullercoats harbour and to the South, there is a slip at the yacht club at the mouth of the river itself.
- The slip is sufficiently flat that we need to use a rope on the trailer, but I have lost the key to the ball hitch.
- For the slip and pier at Meanish, turn onto an unclassified road to Glendale just before entering Dunvegan.
- This is a good venue for dives close to the shore, although you will probably need to launch your boat from the slip to reach safer spots on the bay's outside edges.
- Standing she moved slowly up the boat slip until she reached ground.
- Our solution is to unbolt the towbar from my car and lower it down the slip with the boat!
- The slip next to the Teign Diving Centre is usable at all states of the tide except very low springs.
- 4.1 A space in which to dock a boat or ship, especially between two wharves or piers.
Example sentencesExamples - When Venable got to the marina he was relieved to find his boat sitting in its slip with no signs of damage.
- If you keep your boat in a slip, be sure to keep the bottom free of barnacles, algae or other fuel-wasting growth.
- You're at the gas dock or at your slip and in the course of filling up the fuel tank, a splash or even a cup of fuel spills into the water.
- Quad and Mack were walking towards the Lucky Devil's dock slip at a brisk pace when Quad, seeing the ship's door, stopped.
- Next time your wife invites him out, make sure that he's standing on the dock and be sure to throw him a large wad of line as you pull the boat into the slip.
- No one could remain in the slip at this low-laying marina whose fixed docks were vulnerable to a southern storm track.
- Its slip was empty, Brin d' Amour nowhere in sight.
- The slips at Lymington and Keyhaven are tidal and are dry towards low water.
- He scooped up his duffle bags, and then, just as he was stepping aboard, the line on the other side of the boat dutifully yanked the boat back to the middle of the slip.
- Mitch looked up and towering over the marine slip he saw an enormous pristine all white mini cruise ship.
- Blair pointed to the slip they were looking for, then gazed at the boat moored there.
- No one was injured and there just happened to be a qualified marine repairman on the dock when we put the boat into its slip.
- Dear Cap'n Drew: We keep our pontoon boat in a slip for three months during the summer on Lake Sunapee, NH.
- And with a roar that momentarily drowned out the gale, the boat leapt from the side of the slip and battled its way towards the breakwater and the open, angry sea.
- They came to give a helping hand as Wanda expertly backed into the slip against a very stiff wind.
- However, investigators had the Norwel moved from its slip at night, hauled out at another marina and covered up.
- In addition, if your boat will not start while you are at your home dock or a non-restricted use slip, partial payment may be available to you.
- As the bow pushed against the end of the docking slip, and the ferry lurched to a stop, Maria tried to get me to recant.
- While the boat was at its slip, a passing wake caused a stowed anchor to strike the valve, breaking off a plastic fitting.
- A reward is being offered to anyone who has information about a valuable bronze propeller stolen from a boat on the Hatston slip between Christmas and January 4.
5A leash which enables a dog to be released quickly. Example sentencesExamples - The slips are constructed of extremely durable nylon webbing and use large metal D rings at the sides of the neck to release the dog quickly.
- This handy slip leash adjusts to any size dog.
6Knitting
one color at a time should be knitted in striped slip short for slip stitch
Phrases informal Evade or escape from someone. Example sentencesExamples - They managed to get the 120 lb harbour porpoise into a water-filled rubber dinghy, after it twice gave them the slip.
- Just what were you thinking, giving Melanie the slip?
- Officers from the central intelligence unit kept him under watch for 24 hours a day but, on the morning that he fled to the Netherlands, he gave them the slip.
- Of course I followed him, but they must have seen me and they gave me the slip.
- He gave them the slip, and now he's pretty well hidden, because this laboratory is underground.
- After initially giving them the slip, one hour later the man was cornered in Soi Bua Khao, but he continued to resist arrest.
- Then he casually suggested going for lunch in a nearby pub while they waited for banking papers to come through, before giving Mr Campbell the slip as he went outside to answer his mobile phone.
- My lens chased goldsinny and small-mouthed wrasse and in under the crevices I focused on several leopard-spot gobies and a few squat lobsters, which gave me the slip just before I could get the perfect picture.
- Well, my hitherto unknown skills at lock picking soon gave them the slip and I was free to start wandering around this fabulous city by myself, idly listening to conversations and shoplifting croissants.
- When a green turtle appeared and we stopped to watch it, he was off like a cowboy at home on the range, harrying and hustling it until the flustered creature managed to give him the slip.
Synonyms escape from, get away from, evade, dodge, elude, lose, shake off, throw off, throw off the scent, get clear of, get rid of, get free from, break away from, leave behind
1Reveal something inadvertently in the course of a conversation. with clause Alex had let slip he was married Example sentencesExamples - In writing of the Jewish mystic Simone Weil, she inadvertently let the truth slip out, ‘An idea which is a distortion may have a greater intellectual thrust than the truth.’
- For some reason, he let slip that his company planned to introduce an important enhancement for a best-selling product.
- It's nice to know that there are still a few musicians around who wouldn't make you cringe if they inadvertently let slip what they think about the election.
- But it would have been easy to let it slip inadvertently.
- He seemed far enough removed from Glasgow to be emboldened into letting something slip about the nature of his relationship with McLeish.
- If you tell people they can get free stuff by dialing into a top-secret Web site, they're bound to let that information slip into a conversation with friends.
- Did I just let it slip that Dad and I conversed about a relationship possibility with Ryan?
- Apparently he got himself so worked up about the possibility of letting something slip that he came close to calling off the whole interview just 30 minutes before it was due to begin.
- Kenneth Cox continued with his charade until someone in the house accidentally let his real name slip, said Stacey Turner, prosecuting.
Synonyms reveal, disclose, divulge, let out, give away, come out with, blurt out, leak 2Release a hound from the leash so as to begin the chase. Example sentencesExamples - As soon as the huntsman finds a gin uprooted he will let slip his hounds and with cheery encouragement follow along the wake of the wooden clog, with a keen eye to the direction of its march.
- At this time we could not move or lift our heads for fear of being seen, but had to wait till the deer had passed the rocks amongst which we were concealed, that we might let slip the hounds at a distance of about thirty or forty yards.
let something slip through one's fingers (or grasp) Lose hold or possession of something. Example sentencesExamples - I've been trying to find these two guys for weeks, and I'm not going to just let them slip through my fingers like the other times.
- It was one of my biggest human-interest exclusives and, naively, I let it slip through my fingers.
- Having been in the industry so long he has no doubt ploughed through thousands of scripts: I ask him if he's ever let a great script slip through his fingers.
- I genuinely didn't expect us to be in this position after just four races and we have no intention of letting this advantage slip through our fingers.
- But I could not let this chance slip through my fingers.
- He was not going to let another thief slip through his fingers.
- Every year I've been presented with some kind of opportunity, and each time I've let it slip through my fingers.
- We let that opportunity slip through our fingers, as we entrusted narrow-minded politicians to discuss the idea.
- In some games we've let ourselves down and let points slip through our fingers.
- The Clifton Parkers, who entertain Westoe tomorrow, have let several victories slip through their fingers in recent weeks because of lack of fitness.
slip of the pen (or the tongue) A minor mistake in writing (or speech). Example sentencesExamples - Those minor slips of the tongue are quite embarrassing.
- But was his use of the present tense - ‘I have this heart thing which we dealt with in 24 hours’ - a slip of the tongue or inadvertent admission of a continuing problem?
- I think it's to the credit of both papers that they acknowledge their fallibility, but the errors in question are rather more than slips of the pen.
- But the old broadcaster's instinct had taken over: don't draw attention to a slip of the tongue by going back to correct it.
- When people are prevented from saying what they really think, the only way to tell what they think is to second-guess their views from insinuation, rumour or slips of the tongue.
- ‘It was a slip of the tongue,’ the Prime Minister's official spokesman said of the comment.
- A slip of the tongue, or some random twitch in an otherwise foolproof plan, blows his cover.
- In an effort to save myself the embarrassment of seeing other people embarrassed, I at first went around shrugging off the whole thing as simply a slip of the tongue.
- Minor slips of the tongue merely reminded me of the live nature of the performance.
- In the context of the interview, this statement can only be considered a slip of the tongue.
there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip proverb Many things can go wrong between the start of a project and its completion; nothing is certain until it has happened. Example sentencesExamples - Of course many things can go wrong, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip, but that's not the point I'm making.
- But there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, especially in the gold mining business.
- But there's many a slip twixt cup and lip as one goes from generalities to specifics.
Phrasal Verbs 1Depart without saying goodbye; leave quietly or surreptitiously. Example sentencesExamples - I got up and dressed quickly, hoping to slip away quietly without Dr Bernadi realising.
- Bertie, of course, was far too humble for an over-the-top tribute such as this and had slipped away quietly for other duties.
- As the two continue to argue, young Bitsy slips away from her position outside the room, walking slowly downstairs to join the smallest member of the household.
- The shy rescuers didn't want to be named and slipped away quietly.
- Rena quietly slipped away from the room and headed towards her own.
- Quickly and quietly, Cassandra slipped away from the scene and began the short journey back to her house.
- While Amber rattled on about what she wanted Anthony to do, Nick gave him a good-natured wave and quietly slipped away from the conversation.
- I watched as Dana slowly slipped away, looking slightly disappointed that she didn't have a date.
- Even now he turns up to Midge's gigs, stands at the back to watch his old mate perform and then quietly slips away again.
- Jen slipped away to the only peaceful location on the campus.
- Still, even those who seemed to have turned up with the intention of staying for an hour or so and then quietly slipping away, stayed till the end and cheered the winners.
- ‘Please excuse me, sirs,’ Julian said quietly, then slipped away as discreetly as he could.
- Sarah looked confused, but then decided to slip away quietly into the shadows beneath a restaurant roof.
- She looked around once more, and then quietly slipped away, unnoticed.
- Jack and the rest of the soldiers were in the courtyard so I slipped away quietly.
- She slipped away from him and waved a silent goodbye before leaving the room.
- Fadran slipped away quietly, and Cora and Arlan did not notice.
- ‘Come on, let's get out of here,’ she said to him quietly, clutching his hand as they slipped away to the door.
- He slipped away from Ami slowly, trying not to disturb her.
- Having come to this conclusion, Ayame slipped away from her post at the window and disappeared into the darkness of the den.
Synonyms escape, make one's escape, get away, break free, make one's getaway, abscond, decamp - 1.1Slowly disappear; recede or dwindle.
his ability to concentrate is slipping away Example sentencesExamples - Vanilla tried to regain her composure, which was slowly slipping away.
- Caleb tried to hold onto his fury but he could feel it slowly slipping away.
- Philadelphia looks to be realizing their chances at winning a pennant, and much less a division, are slowly slipping away, and are currently executing the now or never approach.
- The connection he had felt with her from the very beginning was slowly slipping away and he didn't know how to stop it.
- Uncle Matt explains as his patience slowly slips away.
- And since he was rich and could afford to bribe a judge, she knew her freedom was slowly slipping away.
- He felt his life fleeting and his mind slowly slipping away; losing every thought.
- Words must be spoken, confessions must told, for time was slowly slipping away.
- The feeling of detached indifference had been soothing and he hated that it was slowly slipping away.
- All the want for adventure was slowly slipping away.
- Brayden's own smile slipped away unnoticed as Cwery sat up slowly.
- ‘Our town is slowly slipping away,’ Harlan says, ticking off the businesses that have closed in recent years.
- Elena could feel her strength slowly slipping away.
- The slim hope of a final day denouement for the championship next weekend slipped away slowly in the second half.
- She remembered consciousness slowly slipping away, until she must have fallen from the tree into the snow.
- I leave out the part about feeling as though my personality is slowly slipping away.
- Her typical composure in dealing with stressful situations such as this was slowly slipping away from her as her terror and fright increased.
- Their savings slowly slip away until they reach a sobering moment when Jane says they mustn't go to bed late because ‘the soup kitchen stops serving at eight.’
- The awkwardness of the moment slowly slipped away as he leaned back.
- It was once again a game that slowly slips away from you and we'll have to do something about it.
- 1.2Die peacefully (used euphemistically)
he lay there and quietly slipped away Example sentencesExamples - It was only three weeks into our friendship that I watched her slowly slip away.
- ‘Sam, no one could ever replace you,’ Henry said, looking at her and seeing her slipping away slowly.
- One by one, the legendary groundbreaking rockers of the '60s are slowly slipping away from us.
- Audra was slowly slipping away from this life and going back home.
- But why should anyone have to resort to suicide alone rather than a controlled death administered by a doctor so that they can slip away peacefully surrounded by their relatives?
- We are removed from our sense of self, conscience, purpose, but it isn't the fault of the body, slowly starting to slip away into death.
- Politely, proudly and quietly, she slipped away while the doctors and nurses watched.
- Typically, both slipped away quietly and they will be missed.
- His serene and gentle nature and the manner in which he accepted his illness was inspirational to many and he slipped away quietly surrounded by his beloved family.
- Slowly he felt her slip away, her warmth diminishing until she was no more.
- His wife Ann was continually at his side right up to the end, which was a twenty four hour a day job, but despite the hard work and heartbreak on seeing him slowly slip away from her was a daily labour of love.
- His family tended to his every need as he slipped away, peacefully, at his home early on Thursday morning after an eight-year battle with cancer.
- In the end she slipped quietly away from us, but her family and those of us who befriended her over the years will happily retain the many lovely memories she has left behind.
- Kiv wished he could just slip away into peaceful blackness; the pain was driving him mad.
- His feet kicked at the ground, stars filled his vision, and slowly Samir's life slipped away.
- They knew she was slipping away slowly, so they should just let her go in peace.
- Bill, who was predeceased by his wife Annie, belonged to a grand generation of Irish people who are slipping quietly away from the land they loved so well.
- As the sun was shining on the morning of Thursday, April 1, 2004, Ed's life peacefully slipped away.
- His friends rallied around and he enjoyed their visits during his final illness before he slipped quietly away.
- My dad was slowly slipping away as he was more and more at the hospital.
Synonyms die, pass away, pass on, expire, breathe one's last, go, go to meet one's maker, shuffle off this mortal coil, go to one's last resting place, go the way of all flesh, cross the styx
Insert a remark smoothly or adroitly into a conversation. she slipped in a question about the length of time he'd been working on the assignment Example sentencesExamples - Not that he is going to let slip any details in this interview.
- And then, they slipped the question in, subtly, under my defenses.
- You defend yourself, then slip an accusation in under the table.
- The way she says them aren't really like accusations, but more like… casual questions, as if she's slipping them in like it's just a part of every day conversation when we both know that this is really serious stuff.
- Just slip an invitation in to the conversation like that.
- Get your interviewee relaxed and then slip the difficult questions in when you are both comfortable.
they often slipped up when it came to spelling Example sentencesExamples - It will have occurred in one of the local borough support offices, where somebody has slipped up and not informed that officer, and there can be no excuse for it.
- Now one vaccine manufacturer slipping up would not be a major problem if there were lots more manufacturers ready to step into the breach.
- Charles Kennedy may have slipped up on a tax question at their policy briefing, but this was probably down to sleep deprivation after the birth of his new baby son!
- At the end, the Chinese mistress of ceremonies slipped up by saying ‘goodbye’ in Japanese.
- Usually they just let you keep slipping up, spending more than you have in your account so that they can slap on the €12.70 bounced cheque fee or the hefty interest surcharge if you become overdrawn.
- I have done December and January, I slipped up on February - the short month passing by as I waited for a good day that never came.
- So I slipped up a bit, having a bit more caffeine than I probably should, but only when on vacation and with family.
- Was there not enough space to print the truth or has someone been slipping up on their research skills?
- His Liverpool team is showing signs of improvement with every game that hint of even better things to come next season, and with Leeds slipping up again, second place in the Premiership is not such a fanciful notion.
- As these volumes demonstrate, scholars take endless pleasure in drawing attention to the great man's shortcomings, as it is in the moments when he slips up that Holmes becomes almost human.
- The boy pretends he is a lawyer but keeps slipping up.
- They had slipped up in regard to Mr. Egan's date of birth, Mr. Collins said.
- With closest rivals Radcliffe Borough and Eastwood Town continually slipping up in their bid to catch up on the runaway leaders, John Reed's men now have a nine-point advantage and at least four games in hand.
- It is said in Washington that a gaffe is when someone slips up and tells the truth.
- There is of course many a slip twixt the cup and the lip but really it borders on the impossible to visualise them slipping up this time.
- He never slips up, because he is a world-class survivor of media onslaught.
- She only feels ill when she slips up and eats dairy products.
- While most of their main rivals were slipping up, the Tanners beat 10-man Dulwich Hamlet 2-1 on Saturday.
- But she slipped up and gave a secret about whether she and her husband Ben Affleck are expecting a boy or a girl.
- He seemed forever on edge, worried about slipping up or uttering something to upset the assembled crowd.
Synonyms make a mistake, blunder, make a blunder, get something wrong, miscalculate, make an error, trip up, err, go wrong
Take advantage of (someone) by trickery. Example sentencesExamples - Fans and writers are reacting as if he were trying to slip something over on them.
- "There can only be one reason for presenting it that way and that is to try and slip something over on people and have it appear as though you're going to get a far better deal than you're actually going to get," she said.
Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly and softly’): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery. nounslɪpslip 1A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information. complete the tear-off slip below Example sentencesExamples - She pulled out a slip of blank parchment, a bottle of ink, a quill pen, and a jar of writing dust.
- All you have to do is fill in one - or more - of the voting slips and send them to our offices.
- Sometimes the reasons are a long time coming, but when they finally do, they are clearly printed like her pension slip.
- We will start this week if all permission slips are turned in tomorrow.
- Invitation slips will be sent out shortly and those planning to attend are asked to send back the reply slips as soon as possible.
- I hand the late slip to my teacher and slide into my seat in the middle of the room.
- I'd packed the pieces before listing them so all that was needed was to print off the packing slips and labels and tape the lids down.
- By having this information on the deposit slip, you can reconstruct these records even if they should be lost or destroyed.
- I have my plane ticket in hand and the visa (a removable slip of paper, unfortunately) in the passport.
- My teacher, Mr. Zajicek, didn't ask any questions; he didn't even send me to the office for a tardy slip.
- You'll get a reply slip with the Statement of Decisions letter.
- He pulled the small slip of paper out of his pocket and copied the information to the computer screen.
- Watch out for errors on your accounts by keeping good records: hang on to all your receipts and ATM slips and check every statement carefully.
- It is hereby agreed claims can be collected on certified copy slips and/or copy policies.
- A Roll of Honour is to be prepared from information received on cheque slips and this will be put on public display in due course.
- Each bench is numbered and its corresponding number appears on your entry slip that is sent to you prior to the show.
- This could be a box where the children empty their book bags of notes from the teacher, school newsletters, trip slips and any other paper a parent has to see.
- Could a printed routing slip or attachment memo be used?
- Ballot slips have been sent out along with letters asking disposal workers if they support the offer they previously rejected.
- Ten slips of paper were folded into a plastic bag, and they drew lots.
Synonyms piece of paper, scrap of paper, paper, sheet, note - 1.1 A long, narrow strip of a thin material such as wood.
Example sentencesExamples - The panels' frames, of ebonised wood with a gilt slip, are mid-nineteenth-century additions.
- Slice out thin slips of tape from both the top and bottom of all tapes (this provides a key for the Araldite glue) then mix the glue and place a thin layer over the tapes.
- Floor-to-ceiling expanses of glass are screened by thin slips of white curtain.
- The sleeves were merely just two slips of material which draped just below the shoulders.
2A cutting taken from a plant for grafting or planting; a scion. Example sentencesExamples - It's the best excuse to start your own slips from market sweet potatoes sprouted at home.
- These suckers, slips, and the crown of the fruit may be used in propagation.
- Most of these plants are sold at two years old as slips but the Taylors also grow a number of trees on to larger sizes to cater for those special situations when a more established tree is required.
- In the California Gull (L. californicus) account, there are several slips.
- Detach suckers and slips and pot in a well-draining soil.
- Alternatively, they may sell the slips to those who are seeking to increase the amount of cane they can sell at the government's price.
- The idea is that gardeners will deliver extra plants, slips, seeds and seedlings to the Horticultural Training Centre at Zoo Lake.
Phrases Used to denote a small, slim person. you are little more than a slip of a girl Example sentencesExamples - You slighted me as if I were but a mere slip of a child you could send to her room!
- It was far too much horse for a slip of a girl, and yet as she gathered up the reins and nudged the animal forward, she seemed effortlessly in control.
- At 19 years of age Paolo is a small slip of a boy and he seemed nervous of talking too much to the crowds.
- A slip of a boy, he was short, and at age 12, just 63 pounds.
Synonyms small, slender, slim, slight, slightly built, petite, little, tiny, diminutive, elfin, dainty, delicate, frail
Origin Late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German slippe ‘cut, strip’. nounslɪpslip A creamy mixture of clay, water, and typically a pigment, used especially for decorating earthenware. Example sentencesExamples - When paintings are finished, porcelain slip is poured onto bat and tapped gently to remove any air bubbles.
- For the most part the wares are decorated with images of animals in white slip.
- Explaining her actions for viewers, she applies white slip and colored underglazes for decorations.
- Next, they stand the creature up on the cutout base, and secure it with slip and a worm of clay worked into the joint.
- Using underglazes, teenagers draw compositions on plaster slabs, and slip is then poured over the designs.
- Most often, the entire presentation surface of a redware object was covered with white slip, and a design was then scratched into the surface.
- Thin layers of variegated slip gave pallid earthenware surfaces the illusion of solid stone.
- It could also be decorated by painting with a slip (a creamy mixture of fine clay and water) of a different colour to the body.
- The plaster sucks away the moisture from the clay and the remaining liquid slip in the hollow is poured out.
- Next, the entire area of incised decoration was covered with a layer of black slip.
- To alleviate the flaking, I added about a tablespoon of white glue to a pint of slip and then thinned it to a slip consistency again with water.
- You can tell this might be a problem if a white or yellowy film rises to the surface after mixing up a clay slip and letting it dry.
- The solution proved to be applying layers of slip to a damp surface.
- To reduce fire potential, straw can be treated with natural flame retardants such as boric acid or clay slip, a watery solution of clay and dirt.
- I experimented with reducing leftover dried clay scraps to the consistency of slip and strained the mixture to remove lumps.
- I now use the following system: patch holes first by stuffing them with straw dipped into a clay slip.
- He produces work in a variety of colours and textures by applying layers of slip and glaze and firing individual pieces a number of times.
- Then, using a flat blade on the lathe, the slip was scraped away, exposing the white earthenware body inlaid with the black checked pattern.
- When the water from the slip is absorbed into the plaster, Steve removes the clay from the plaster.
Origin Mid 17th century: of obscure origin; compare with Norwegian slip(a) ‘slime’. |