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slip(4) (iou)



slip noun3. LME.
[from SLIP verb1.]
I.
A man-made slope of stone etc. on which boats are landed. Later also (chiefly US), a small dock or individual berth for a boat. LME.
C. Milne I stand on the ferry slip looking across the river.
b. An inclined structure sloping down to the water, on which ships are built and repaired. Also building-slip. Also in pl. M18.
A stairway; a narrow descending roadway or passage; a defile. local. L15.
II.
a. A leash which enables an animal to be released quickly. L16.
b. A noose; a loop; a loose cord. Now esp. in Bookbinding, the end of a cord which is frayed before being attached to the boards. L17.
c. Nautical. A rope with a shackle or other fastening for quick release. L19.
SENHOUSE slip.
a. A child's pinafore or frock. Long obsolete exc. dial. L17.
b. A loose-fitting garment for women or girls. Now spec., an underskirt or petticoat worn from the waist or the shoulders and having no sleeves. M18.
your slip is showing: see SHOW verb.
c. More fully pillowslip. A pillowcase. E19.
d. A case or holder for carrying a gun. Also gun slip. L20.
In pl. The side of a theatrical stage, where the actors stand before entering. Cf. SLIP noun2 10. L18.
III.
An act of evading or escaping. Chiefly in give someone the slip below. L16.
give someone the slip evade or escape from someone, slip away from someone unperceived.
An act or process of slipping, sliding, or falling down; ellipt. a landslip. L16.
Defoe By..some Slip of my Foot..I fell down. O. S. Nock The tendency of the engine..to go into a heavy slip which resulted in buckled side rods. Proverb: There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
b. Geology. A slight fault or dislocation. Also (now usu.), the extent of relative displacement of adjacent points on either side of a fault plane. L18.
c. (The extent of) deviation of an object from its expected path through a fluid; spec. (a) the difference between the pitch of a propeller and the distance moved through the ambient medium in one revolution; (b) sideways movement of an aircraft in flight, esp. downwards towards the centre of curvature of a turn (cf. SIDE-SLIP noun 3b). M19.
d. (The extent of) relative movement of a solid object or surface and a solid surface with which it is in contact; spec. (a) a reduction in the movement of a pulley etc. due to slipping of the belt, rope, chain, etc.; (b) relative movement of the plates of a clutch when they are in contact; (c) movement of a layer of ions over another in a stressed crystal. L19.
e. The proportion by which the speed of an electric motor falls short of the speed of rotation of the magnetic flux inside it. L19.
f. A delay in the completion of a task; the length of time by which something is behind schedule. M20.
A mistake, an oversight, esp. an accidental or slight error; a moral lapse. L16.
slip of the pen an accidental written mistake. slip of the tongue an accidental spoken mistake.
The action of releasing a dog to pursue a deer, hare, etc. E17.
An abortion. obsolete exc. Scot. rare. M17.
Cricket. A close fielder (freq. one of a number) stationed behind the batsman usu. on the off side; a position which is or could be occupied by such a fielder, between wicket-keeper and gully (often in pl.). See also leg slip s.v. LEG noun. E19.
slip-catch, slip-fielder, etc. first slip, second slip, third slip, etc.: nearest to, next nearest to, further from, the wicket-keeper.
Times He varied his lustier blows with deft glances through the slips. attrib.: