slips
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/slɪps/
English
Definitions
noun
- A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
- Mud, slime.
noun
- A twig or shoot; a cutting.
- A descendant, a scion.
- A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).“She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.”
- A long, thin piece of something.
noun
- An act or instance of slipping.“I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.”
- 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.
- A slipdress.
- A mistake or error.
verb
- To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- To err.
- To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
- To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.“A bone may slip out of place.”
noun
- The area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively
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Synonyms
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