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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Slip \Slip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slipped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Slipping.] [OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG.
     slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr.
     OE. slipen, AS. sl[=i]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to
     slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG. sl[=i]fan to slide, glide,
     make smooth, Icel. sl[=i]pa to whet; cf. also AS. sl?pan,
     Goth. sliupan, OS. slopian, OHG. sliofan, G. schliefen,
     schl?pfen, which seem to come from a somewhat different root
     form. Cf. Slope, n.]
     1. To move along the surface of a thing without bounding,
        rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
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     2. To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to
        tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest
        the foot should slip.
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     3. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with
        out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
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     4. To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as
        if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner;
        as, some errors slipped into the work.
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              Thus one tradesman slips away,
              To give his partner fairer play.      --Prior.
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              Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away. --Dryden.
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     5. To err; to fall into error or fault.
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              There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not
              from his heart.                       --Ecclus. xix.
                                                    16.
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     To let slip, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound;
        to allow to escape.
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              Cry, ``Havoc,'' and let slip the dogs of war.
                                                    --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slip \Slip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slipped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Slipping.] [OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG.
     slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr.
     OE. slipen, AS. sl[=i]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to
     slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG. sl[=i]fan to slide, glide,
     make smooth, Icel. sl[=i]pa to whet; cf. also AS. sl?pan,
     Goth. sliupan, OS. slopian, OHG. sliofan, G. schliefen,
     schl?pfen, which seem to come from a somewhat different root
     form. Cf. Slope, n.]
     1. To move along the surface of a thing without bounding,
        rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
  
     2. To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to
        tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest
        the foot should slip.
  
     3. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with
        out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
  
     4. To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as
        if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner;
        as, some errors slipped into the work.
  
              Thus one tradesman slips away, To give his partner
              fairer play.                          --Prior.
  
              Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away. --Dryden.
  
     5. To err; to fall into error or fault.
  
              There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not
              from his heart.                       --Ecclus. xix.
                                                    16.
  
     To let slip, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound;
        to allow to escape.
  
              Cry, ``Havoc,'' and let slip the dogs of war.
                                                    --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  slip
       n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: faux pas, gaffe,
             solecism, gaucherie]
       2: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or
          writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn:
          slip-up, miscue, parapraxis]
       3: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or
          decorating ceramics
       4: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a
          plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
          [syn: cutting]
       5: a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
       6: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring, moorage,
           berth]
       7: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he
          blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips
          and a few spills" [syn: trip]
       8: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the
          tiller" [syn: slickness, slick, slipperiness]
       9: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn:
           strip]
       10: a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: slip of
           paper]
       11: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: chemise, shimmy,
            shift, teddies, teddy]
       12: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar
           carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: case, pillowcase,
            pillow slip]
       13: an unexpected slide [syn: skid, sideslip]
       14: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn:
            sideslip]
       15: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: elusion,
            eluding]
       v 1: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
            [syn: steal]
       2: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped
          some money into the waiter's hand"
       3: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
          manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: skid,
           slue, slew, slide]
       4: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: drop off, drop
          away, fall away]
       5: move smoothly and easily
       6: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: err, mistake]
       7: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was
          looking" [syn: sneak]
       8: pass out of one's memory [syn: slip one's mind]
       9: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial
          hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn:
           dislocate, luxate, splay]
       [also: slipping, slipped]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  slipped
       See slip

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slipped
     a.
     (lb en heraldry of a plant) With part of the stalk displayed.
     vb.
     (infl of en slip  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  slipped
     a.
     (lb en heraldry of a plant) With part of the stalk displayed.
     vb.
     (infl of en slip  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  slipped
     a.
     (lb en heraldry of a plant) With part of the stalk displayed.
     vb.
     (infl of en slip  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  slipped
     a.
     (lb en heraldry of a plant) With part of the stalk displayed.
     vb.
     (infl of en slip  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slipped
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s lip ped)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slipped
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en slip ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb slip)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Slipped /slˈɪpt/
  منزلق

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  slipped /slˈɪpt/ 
  uklouzl

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  slipped /slˈɪpt/ 
  vyklouzl