slips

Meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of slip

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/slɪps/

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slip

1. To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
2. To err.
3. To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.
4. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
5. To elude or evade by smooth movement.
6. To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
7. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
8. To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
9. To move down; to slide.
10. To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
11. Clipping of sideslip (“to fly with the longitudinal axis misaligned with the relative wind”)..
12. To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
13. (obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
14. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
15. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
16. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
17. To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.

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