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Topic: slip
Definition:

  • a socially awkward or tactless act a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting a young and slender person
  • "he's a mere slip of a lad" a place where a craft can be made fast an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
  • "he blamed his slip on the ice"
  • "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" a slippery smoothness
  • "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material a small sheet of paper
  • "a receipt slip" a woman's sleeveless undergarment bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
  • "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" an unexpected slide a flight maneuver
  • aircraft slides sideways in the air the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) move stealthily
  • "The ship slipped away in the darkness" insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
  • "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand" move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
  • "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" get worse
  • "My grades are slipping" move smoothly and easily
  • "the bolt slipped into place"
  • "water slipped from the polished marble" to make a mistake or be incorrect pass on stealthily
  • "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" move easily
  • "slip into something comfortable" cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
  • "he slipped the bolt into place" pass out of one's memory move out of position
  • "dislocate joints"
  • "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

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    • Resources:

    Slip, The
    Official site of Boston-based power trio with heavy jazz and world rhythm roots. The Slip site has tour dates, tunes, tape trading information, and general Slip mayhem.
    http://www.theslip.com

    Floydian Slip
    Radio program broadcast weekly from the dark side on Champ 101.3 FM in Burlington, Vermont. Includes show information, sound clips and downloads.
    http://www.floydianslip.com/

    Bureau of Public Secrets
    Ken Knabb's translations from the Situationist International (the notorious avant-garde group that triggered the May 1968 revolt in France). Also includes Knabb's own writings and texts by Kenneth Rexroth.
    http://www.bopsecrets.org