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  • 51slip — I UK [slɪp] / US verb Word forms slip : present tense I/you/we/they slip he/she/it slips present participle slipping past tense slipped past participle slipped *** 1) [intransitive] if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your… …

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  • 52slip — I n. error 1) to make a slip (of the tongue) 2) a Freudian slip escape (colloq.) 3) to give smb. the slip piece of paper 4) a credit (BE), deposit slip (in a bank); a sales slip (AE) 5) a call slip ( request for a library book ) 6) a pink slip (… …

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  • 53slip — [[t]slɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦ slips, slipping, slipped 1) VERB If you slip, you accidentally slide and lose your balance. He had slipped on an icy pavement... Be careful not to slip. Syn: slide 2) VERB If something slips, it slides out of place or out of… …

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  • 54slip — 1 /slIp/ verb slipped, slipping 1 SLIDE (I) to accidentally slide a short distance quickly or to fall by sliding: Suddenly, Frank slipped and fell over the edge. | My foot slipped and I nearly fell. see also: slippery 2 MOVE QUICKLY (intransitive …

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  • 55slip — Synonyms and related words: Mystik tape, Scotch tape, accord, adhesive tape, administer, adolescent, advance, afford, afghan, allot, allow, amplitude, anchor, anchorage, anchorage ground, atrocity, avalanche, avoidance, avoiding reaction, award,… …

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  • 56slip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. glide, slide; misstep; steal; escape, elapse; blunder, err; don. n. misstep, slide; blunder, error; scion, graft; faux pas, indiscretion; undergarment; pillowcase; dock; strip, sheet; chit, girl;… …

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  • 57slip — slip1 slipless, adj. slippingly, adv. /slip/, v., slipped or (Archaic) slipt; slipped; slipping; n. v.i. 1. to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface. 2. to slide suddenly or involuntarily; to… …

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  • 58slip — I. /slɪp / (say slip) verb (slipped or, Archaic, slipt, slipped, slipping) –verb (i) 1. to pass or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: water slips off a smooth surface. 2. to slide suddenly and involuntarily, as on a smooth surface; to lose one… …

  • 59slip — I [[t]slɪp[/t]] v. slipped, slip•ping, n. 1) to move or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide 2) to slide suddenly and accidentally: He slipped on the icy ground. The cup slipped from her hand[/ex] 3) to pass without having been acted upon or used …

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  • 60slip*/*/ — [slɪp] verb I 1) if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you fall or lose your balance Margaret slipped and broke her arm.[/ex] Be careful you don t slip on the wet floor.[/ex] 2) [I] if something slips, it slides out of the position it… …

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