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n. [ AS. slipe, slip. ] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [ 1913 Webster ]

This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine. [ 1913 Webster ]

A native slip to us from foreign seeds. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moonlit slips of silver cloud. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon
Sure to be rounded into beauty soon. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer. Sir S. Baker. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Print.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically: (a) A loose garment worn by a woman. (b) A child's pinafore. (c) An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip. (d) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. [ Prov. Eng. ] Sir W. Petty. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. A particular quantity of yarn. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

13. An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair. [ 1913 Webster ]

14. An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

15. A narrow passage between buildings. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

16. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

17. (Mining.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

18. (Engin.) The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

19. (Zool.) A fish, the sole. [ 1913 Webster ]

20. (Cricket) A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip. [ 1913 Webster ]

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22.(Mach.) (a) The retrograde movement on a pulley of a belt as it slips. (b) In a link motion, the undesirable sliding movement of the link relatively to the link block, due to swinging of the link. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

23. (Elec.) The difference between the actual and synchronous speed of an induction motor. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

23. (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 underwrites. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

To give one the slip, to slip away from one; to elude one. --
Slip dock. See under Dock. --
Slip link (Mach.), a connecting link so arranged as to allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion. --
Slip rope (Naut.), a rope by which a cable is secured preparatory to slipping. Totten. --
Slip stopper (Naut.), an arrangement for letting go the anchor suddenly. [ 1913 Webster ]