slip

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: slĭp, IPA(key): /slɪp/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪp

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English slyp, slep, slyppe, from Old English slyp, slyppe, slipa (“a viscous, slimy substance”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan, from Proto-Germanic *sleupaną (“to slip, sneak”), possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European *slewb-, *slewbʰ- (“slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to sneak, crawl”); or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *slippijaną (“to glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to glide”).

Compare Old English slūpan (“to slip, glide”), Old English cūslyppe, cūsloppe (“cowslip”).

Noun[edit]

slip (countable and uncountable, plural slips)

  1. (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
  2. (obsolete) Mud, slime.
Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Probably from Middle Dutch slippe or Middle Low German slippe, probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *slīban (“to split”).

Noun[edit]

slip (plural slips)

  1. A twig or shoot; a cutting.
    a slip from a vine
    • 1831, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Romance and Reality, volume 3, page 322:
      "So much for auguries," said Emily, pointing to a young geranium, which was growing in vigour below. "The day before I left home, I planted that slip, and, in idea, linked my futurity with the slight shrub, saying, If it flourishes, so shall I—if it dies, I shall die too. See how luxuriantly it blooms!"
  2. (obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
  3. A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
    She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.
  4. A long, thin piece of something.
    • 1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “Œnone”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], OCLC 3944791, page 62:
      Never, nevermore / Shall lone Œnone see the morning mist / Sweep thro' them—never see them overlaid / With narrow moonlit slips of silver cloud, / Between the loud stream and the trembling stars.
  5. A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
    a salary slip
  6. (marine insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwriters.
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Translations[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Middle English, probably from Middle Low German slippen. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ- (“slip, slide”), or related to Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”).

Cognate to Dutch slippen, German schlüpfen.

Verb[edit]

slip (third-person singular simple present slips, present participle slipping, simple past and past participle slipped or (obsolete) slipt)

  1. (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
    • 1960 March, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 184:
      [...] but in the damp conditions prevailing the driver sensibly was unwilling to attempt the climb up through Combe Down tunnel without help, for fear of slipping to a standstill in the unventilated bore, [...].
    • 2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao’s Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian‎[1]:
      Fernando Amorebieta seemed to have checked him, but a stepover created a fraction of room that became significant as the defender slipped, giving Falcao just enough space to curl a superb finish into the top corner.
  2. (intransitive) To err.
  3. (intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
  4. (intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
    A bone may slip out of place.
  5. (transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
    She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand.
  6. (transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
    • 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
      He tried to slip a powder into her drink.
  7. (intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
    Some errors slipped into the appendix.
  8. (intransitive, figuratively) To move down; to slide.
    Profits have slipped over the past six months.
    • 2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC‎[2]:
      The Cottagers had previously gone eight games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone over Christmas, with boss Hughes criticised by fans after their 3-1 home defeat by fellow basement battlers West Ham on Boxing Day.
  9. (transitive, hunting, falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
  10. (intransitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To fly with the longitudinal axis misaligned with the relative wind; to sideslip.
  11. (transitive, cooking) 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.
  12. (obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
  13. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
    to slip a piece of cloth or paper
    • 1707, John Mortimer, The whole Art of Husbandry
      The branches also may be slipped and planted.
  14. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
    A horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
  15. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
  16. (transitive, business) To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
    • 2005, Raj Karamchedu, It's Not About the Technology:
      We have been consistently slipping the product release schedules.
    • 2013, Robert Galen, Software Endgames:
      If you are going to slip the schedule, make it a big slip and make it early in your endgame effort so that your stakeholders can respond and adjust around you.
    • 2020 July 1, Chris Rayner tells Richard Clinnick, “High Speed 2 is speeding up...”, in Rail, page 65:
      As for trains, the contract was due to be awarded last year, but Rayner confirms that this has slipped and will now be awarded next year.
Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

slip (plural slips)

  1. An act or instance of slipping.
    I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.
  3. A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
  4. A slipdress.
  5. A mistake or error.
    a slip of the tongue
  6. (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
  7. (nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
  8. (nautical) A slipway.
  9. (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
  10. (cricket) 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.)
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
    • 1852, Samuel Baker, The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
      We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer.
  13. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
    He gave the warden the slip and escaped from the prison.
  14. (aviation) Sideslip.
  15. (printing, dated) A portion of the columns of a newspaper etc. struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
  16. (dated) A child's pinafore.
  17. An outside covering or case.
    a pillow slip
    the slip or sheath of a sword
  18. (obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
  19. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
    • 1667, William Petty, An apparatus to the history of the common practices of dying:
      the Grindstone, commonly called Slipp, is used to the same purpose in dying of Silks.
  20. A particular quantity of yarn.
  21. (UK, dated) A narrow passage between buildings.
  22. (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
  23. (mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.[1]
  24. (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it 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.
  25. (electrical) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
  26. A fish, the sole.
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Hyponyms[edit]

Translations[edit]
nautical: space for a ship to moor — see berth

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1874, Edward H. Knight, American Mechanical Dictionary
  • slip at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • “slip” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From English slip, probably via French slip. The English word may itself be derived from Middle Dutch slippen (etymology 3 and 4) below.

Noun[edit]

slip f (plural slips, diminutive slipje n)

  1. A pair of briefs, a short type of underpants which covers the buttocks but nothing below
  2. (by extension, for women) A pair of knickers or panties, any female underpants

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch slippe, sleppe, probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *slīban (“to split”). Related with German Schlips (“necktie”).

Noun[edit]

slip f (plural slippen, diminutive slipje n)

  1. tail, part of an upper garment hanging below the waist
Descendants[edit]
  • → Papiamentu: slip (dated)

Etymology 3[edit]

Deverbal from slippen (etymology 4).

Noun[edit]

slip m (uncountable)

  1. skid, an act or instance of slipping.
Descendants[edit]
  • → Indonesian: slip

Etymology 4[edit]

Verb[edit]

slip

  1. first-person singular present indicative of slippen
  2. imperative of slippen

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English to slip.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

slip m (plural slips)

  1. briefs (men's underpants)

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈslip]
  • Hyphenation: slip

Noun[edit]

slip (first-person possessive slipku, second-person possessive slipmu, third-person possessive slipnya)

  1. slip:
    1. an act or instance of slipping.
      Synonyms: tergelincir, selip
    2. small piece of paper.

Etymology 2[edit]

From English slip, from Middle English slyp, slep, slyppe, from Old English slyp, slyppe, slipa (“a viscous, slimy substance”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *sleupaną (“to slip, sneak”), possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European *slewb-, *slewbʰ- (“slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to sneak, crawl”); or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *slippijaną (“to glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to glide”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈslip]
  • Hyphenation: slip

Noun[edit]

slip (first-person possessive slipku, second-person possessive slipmu, third-person possessive slipnya)

  1. (archaeology, ceramics) slip: a thin, slippery mix of clay and water.

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French, from English slip.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

slip m (invariable)

  1. men's or women's underpants (knickers, panties)
  2. swimming trunks

References[edit]

  1. ^ slip in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Verb[edit]

slip

  1. imperative of slipe

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French slip or English slip.

Noun[edit]

slip n (plural slipuri)

  1. bikini bottom

Declension[edit]

Declension of slip
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) slip slipul (niște) slipuri slipurile
genitive/dative (unui) slip slipului (unor) slipuri slipurilor
vocative slipule slipurilor

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *slěpъ.

Adjective[edit]

slip (Cyrillic spelling слип)

  1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) blind

Etymology 2[edit]

Neologism, from English slip (of paper).

Noun[edit]

slip m (Cyrillic spelling слип)

  1. Credit or debit card receipt

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from French, from English slip.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /esˈlip/, [esˈlip]

Noun[edit]

slip m (plural slip)

  1. male briefs
  2. female underpants(less usual meaning)

Usage notes[edit]

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English sleep.

Verb[edit]

slip

  1. sleep
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:21:
      Orait God, Bikpela i mekim man i slip i dai tru. Na taim man i slip yet, God i kisim wanpela bun long banis bilong man na i pasim gen skin bilong dispela hap.
      →New International Version translation
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Volapük[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English sleep.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

slip (nominative plural slips)

  1. sleep

Declension[edit]

declension of slip
singular plural
nominative slip slips
genitive slipa slipas
dative slipe slipes
accusative slipi slipis
vocative 1 o slip! o slips!
predicative 2 slipu slipus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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