Definition of slip

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Slip (n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip..

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Shoe :: Shoe (n.) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; -- called also slipper, and gib..
Slip :: Slip (n.) An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
Slip :: Slip (n.) A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine..
Slip :: Slip (n.) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place..
Drill :: Drill (v. t.) To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.
Spill :: Spill (n.) A small roll of paper, or slip of wood, used as a lamplighter, etc..
Verge :: Verge (n.) A slip of grass adjoining gravel walks, and dividing them from the borders in a parterre..
Paster :: Paster (n.) A slip of paper, usually bearing a name, intended to be pasted by the voter, as a substitute, over another name on a printed ballot..
Garter :: Garter (n.) A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.
Oxlip :: Oxlip (n.) The great cowslip (Primula veris, var. elatior)..
Cowslip :: Cowslip (n.) A common flower in England (Primula veris) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United States.
Slip :: Slip (n.) A child's pinafore.
Illapsable :: Illapsable (a.) Incapable of slipping, or of error..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper..
Slip :: Slip (n.) An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip..
Calceiform :: Calceiform (a.) Shaped like a slipper, as one petal of the lady's-slipper; calceolate..
Tickle-footed :: Tickle-footed (a.) Uncertain; inconstant; slippery.
Slip :: Slip (n.) A loose garment worn by a woman.
Table :: Table (v. t.) To insert, as one piece of timber into another, by alternate scores or projections from the middle, to prevent slipping; to scarf..
Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Liable to slip; not standing firm.
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