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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 slipFrom 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/ الإنزلاقFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]prokluzování
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]klouzání
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]sklouzávající
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]sklouzávání
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]prokluz
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]skluz
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]uklouznutí
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ abgleitend, absinkend, nachlassend see: slip, slippedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ ausrutschend, ausgleitend see: slip, slipped, slips, slippedFrom 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 awayFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ gleitend see: slip, slipped, slide through the waterFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ gleiten lassend, schleifen lassend see: slip, slippedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ rutschend see: slip, slippedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ rutschend, verrutschend see: slip, slippedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ schleichend see: slip, slippedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ schlüpfend see: slip, slipped, slips, slippedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ übersehend, verpassend see: slip, slippedFrom English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
slipping /slˈɪpɪŋ/ kliženjeFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈsɫɪpɪŋ/
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, worseningFrom XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 转移