Translation of 'Slip' in English

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slip
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expr. give one the slip, (Informal.) to escape or get away from one; evade or elude one.
Ex. One of the principal officers of finance ... had given the slip to his guards (James Mill).
slip
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expr. let slip, to tell without meaning to.
Ex. She talked too much and let the secret slip. I will not let his name slip ... if I can help it (Tennyson). Lest ... he should let anything slip that might give a clue to the place or people (G. Macdon
slip
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expr. slip one over on, (Informal.) to get the advantage of, especially by trickery; outwit.
Ex. The fox slipped one over on the hounds and got away.
slip
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expr. slip out, to become known; leak out.
Ex. When one side or the other had written any particularly spicy dispatch, news of it was sure to slip out (Thackeray).
slip
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expr. slip up, (Informal.) to make a mistake or error.
Ex. Slip up in my vernacular! How could I? I talked it when I was a boy (Century Magazine).
slip
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Ex. If the player calls ""slips"" before the marble moves more than ten inches, he may shoot again.' title='expr. slips, the slipping of a shooting marble from a player's hand.
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slip
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noun 1. the act or fact of slipping.
Ex. His broken leg was caused by a slip on the ice.
2a. a thing that covers and can be slipped on or off; covering.
Ex. Pillows are covered by slips. Slips are often put on furniture for the summer.
slip
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noun 1a. a small, narrow piece of paper on which a record is made.
Ex. a laundry slip.
b. a narrow strip, such as of wood or land.
2. a young, slender person.
Ex. She is just a slip of a girl.
3. a small branch or twig cu
slip
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slip (1), verb, slippedor (Archaic)slipt,slipped,slipping,noun.
slip
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slip (2), noun, verb, slippedor (Archaic)slipt,slipped,slipping.
slip
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slip (3), noun.
potter's clay made semifluid with water. It is used for coating or decorating pottery, cementing handles and other pieces; barbotine.
slip
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v.i. 1. to go or move smoothly, quietly, easily, or quickly.
Ex. She slipped out of the room. Time slips by. The ship slips through the waves. The drawer slips into place. He slipped into a clean shirt.
2. to move out of place; slide.
slip
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v.t. to cut branches from (a plant) to grow new plants; take (a part) from a plant.
slip
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v.t. 1. to cause to slip; put, push, or draw with a smooth or sliding motion.
Ex. to slip a shell into a rifle. She slipped the ring from her finger. Slip the note into your hand. He slipped the bolt of the lock.
2. to put (on) or take (off)

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