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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with
        out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thus one tradesman slips away,
              To give his partner fairer play.      --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To err; to fall into error or fault.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not
              from his heart.                       --Ecclus. xix.
                                                    16.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To let slip, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound;
        to allow to escape.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Cry, ``Havoc,'' and let slip the dogs of war.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

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 ]

  slipping
       adj : moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and
             slithering progress over the ice" [syn: slithering]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  slipping
       See slip

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

  slipping
     n.
     The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden
  loosening motion.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: slip)

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

  slipping
     n.
     The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden
  loosening motion.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: slip)

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

  slipping
     n.
     The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden
  loosening motion.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: slip)

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

  slipping
     n.
     The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden
  loosening motion.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: slip)

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

  slipping
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s lip ping)

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

  slipping
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en slip ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb slip)

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

  Slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  الإنزلاق

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

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ 
  prokluzování

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

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ 
  klouzání

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

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ 
  sklouzávající

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

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ 
  sklouzávání

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

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ 
  prokluz

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

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ 
  skluz

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

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ 
  uklouznutí

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  abgleitend, absinkend, nachlassend
   see: slip, slipped
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  ausrutschend, ausgleitend
   see: slip, slipped, slips, slipped
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  entgleitend, entschlüpfend
     Synonym: slipping away
  
   see: slip, slip away, slipped, slipped away
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  gleitend
   see: slip, slipped, slide through the water
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  gleiten lassend, schleifen lassend
   see: slip, slipped
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  rutschend
   see: slip, slipped
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  rutschend, verrutschend
   see: slip, slipped
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  schleichend
   see: slip, slipped
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  schlüpfend
   see: slip, slipped, slips, slipped
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  übersehend, verpassend
   see: slip, slipped
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/
  kliženje

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsɫɪpɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "slipping":
     bad, coming apart, cracking, crumbling, decadent, declining,
     degenerate, despaired of, deteriorating, disintegrating, done for,
     draining, drooping, dwindling, dying, ebbing, effete, expiring,
     facing death, fading, failing, falling, flagging, fragmenting,
     given up, going, going to pieces, gone to seed, hopeless,
     in articulo mortis, in extremis, incapable of life, languishing,
     low, marcescent, moribund, near death, nonviable, on the downgrade,
     out of condition, out of shape, out of training, pining,
     regressive, retrograde, retrogressive, run to seed, rusty,
     shriveling, sinking, sliding, slipping away, slumping, soft, stiff,
     subsiding, tabetic, terminal, waning, wasting, wilting, withering,
     worsening
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 转移

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