Word: slip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *slippjander. Old Saxon *slippiander. Middle Low German slippender.? Middle English slippen English slip From Middle English slippen, probably from Middle Low German slippen, from Old Saxon *slippian, from Proto-West Germanic *slippjan, from Proto-Germanic *slipjaną (“to glide”), an iterative form of *slīpaną (“to slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to slide”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ- (“slip, slide”), or related to Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”); related to Old English slipor (“slippery”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian slipje (“to slip”), Dutch slippen (“to slip”), German Low German slippen. Pronunciation: /ˈslɪp/, [ˈslɪp] 1. An act or instance of slipping. Example: I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip. 2. 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. 3. A slipdress. 4. A mistake or error. Example: a slip of the tongue Example: This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom. 5. A berth; a space for a ship to moor. 6. A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel. 7. A slipway. 8. A one-time return to previous maladaptive behavior after cure. 9. 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.) Example: He took a screamer at slip. 10. 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. 11. 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. Example: We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer. 12. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion. Example: He gave the warden the slip and escaped from the prison. Example: This morning I made a slip from the Office to White Hall. 13. Clipping of sideslip. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 14. 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. Labels: dated 15. A child's pinafore. Labels: dated 16. An outside covering or case. Example: a pillow slip Example: the slip or sheath of a sword 17. A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver. Labels: obsolete Example: ROMEO:[…]Good morrow to you both. What counterfeit did I give you? MERCUTIO:The slip, sir, the slip. Can you not conceive? 18. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. Example: the Grindstone, commonly called Slipp, is used to the same purpose in dying of Silks. 19. A particular quantity of yarn. 20. A narrow passage between buildings. Labels: UK, dated 21. Either side of the gallery in a theater. Example: The gallery contains nine rows of seats, besides those in the slips. 22. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. Labels: US 23. A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. 24. 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. The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor. 26. The positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols that causes the loss or insertion of one or more symbols. 27. A fish, the sole. 28. A newsletter produced by the setter of a cryptic clue-writing competition, containing a full list of winners and commentary on the clues. Example: After about a dozen competitions someone suggested that a slip should be sent round to those who applied for it, containing in full the clues of all prizewinners and of those highly commended (there was only room for the first prizewinner’s clue in the paper). Example: Manley is also a regular at the top of the Azed slip. As the two men talked, they quoted memorable clues as if they were lines of poetry.