to slip

Definition of to slip in English English dictionary: A twig or shoot; a cutting; Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.); A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure; To pass (a note, money, etc.) often covertly; To move quickly and often secretively
We slipped along the hedges, noiseless and swift.; A long, thin piece of something; A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field; A women's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress; a shift; A descendant, a scion; In ceramics, a thin, slippery mix of clay and water; To move down; to slide; To release a bird of prey to go after a quarry; A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel; To worsen
Profits have slipped over the past 6 months.; A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide; Mud, slime; A berth; a space for a ship to moor; A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier)
She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.; To lose one's traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction; 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; {n} a false step, mistake, escape, twig, narrow piece, a narrow entrance, a descent; {v} to slide, displace, commit a mistake, steal away, let loose, lose, pass over, escape, strip; a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad" potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand" get worse; "My grades are slipping" pass out of one's memory move smoothly and easily pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking; (Serial Line Internet Protocol) -- A standard for using a regular telephone line (a serial line) and a modem to connect a computer as a real Internet site SLIP is gradually being replaced by PPP; To err; Serial Line Internet Protocol A method of Internet connection that enables computers to use phone lines and a modem to connect to the Internet SLIP is not supported at MHC See also: PPP; an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"; To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide; To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound; Serial Line Internet Protocol (a way to achieve Internet connectivity over a phone line with a modem); Serial Line Internet Protocol A standard for using a regular telephone line and a modem to connect a computer as a real Internet site SLIP is gradually being replaced by PPP; A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity; Serial Line Internet Protocol As with PPP, SLIP is a method to connect computers to the Internet, but it is older and less reliable than PPP; A womens undergarment worn under a skirt or dress; to make a mistake or be incorrect; a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air; artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material; 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; An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip; The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller; An abbreviation for Serial Line Interface Protocol, the first common method of connecting via a modem to TCP/IP networks, now less widely used See PPP; To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of; as, to slip a piece of cloth or paper; the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc; If something slips to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard. Shares slipped to 117p In June, producer prices slipped 0.1% from May Overall business activity is slipping. Slip is also a noun. a slip in consumer confidence; To omit; to loose by negligence; The retrograde movement on a pulley of a belt as it slips; To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc; get worse; "My grades are slipping"; If you slip somewhere, you go there quickly and quietly. Amy slipped downstairs and out of the house; Serial Line Internet Protocol, a communications protocol that that can turn a dial-up telephone connection into an Internet connection SLIP can be used to run Web browsers over a phone line, but is less stable than a PPP connection; A narrow passage between buildings; An act or instance of slipping; Acronym for Serial Line Internet Protocol, SLIP is a serial packet protocol used to connect a remote computer to the Internet using modems or direct serial lines, SLIP requires an Internet provider with special SLIP accounts or a account a SLIP emulator; If you slip something somewhere, you put it there quickly in a way that does not attract attention. I slipped a note under Louise's door Just slip in a piece of paper; An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip; a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"; move smoothly and easily; To pass (a note, etc.); A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman; (Serial Line Internet Protocol) - A standard for using a regular telephone line and a modem to connect a computer to a real Internet site SLIP is being replaced by PPP; To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar; Serial Line Interface Protocol A protocol that lets your computer directly access the Internet via a standard phone line and modem The Point-to-Point Protocol PPP does the same, but uses data compression and can compensate for noisy phone lines; An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair; A particular quantity of yarn; A slip is a thin piece of clothing that a woman wears under her dress or skirt. see also Freudian slip; A leash or string by which a dog is held; - - so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand; A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver; If you slip into or out of clothes or shoes, you put them on or take them off quickly and easily. She slipped out of the jacket and tossed it on the couch I slipped off my woollen gloves; as, a bone may slip out of its place; a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip"