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8 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slip \Slip\, n. 1. (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. 2. (Elec.) The difference between the actual and synchronous speed of an induction motor. 3. (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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slip \Slip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slipped}; p. pr & vb n. {Slipping}.] [OE. slippen; akin to LG & D. slippen, MHG. slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr OE slipen, AS sl[=i]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG. sl[=i]fan to slide, glide, make smooth, Icel. sl[=i]pa to whet; cf also AS sl?pan, Goth. sliupan OS slopian OHG. sliofan G. schliefen schl?pfen, which seem to come from a somewhat different root form Cf {Slope}, n.] 1. To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide. 2. To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold not to tread firmly; as it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip. 3. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out off etc.; as a bone may slip out of its place 4. To depart, withdraw, enter appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner; as some errors slipped into the work Thus one tradesman slips away To give his partner fairer play. --Prior. Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away --Dryden. 5. To err; to fall into error or fault. There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart. --Ecclus. xix. 16. {To let slip}, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound; to allow to escape. Cry, ``Havoc,'' and let slip the dogs of war. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slip \Slip\, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as a slip on the ice. 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom. --Fuller. 3. A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence a descendant; as a slip from a vine. A native slip to us from foreign seeds. --Shak. The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride. --R. Browning. 4. A slender piece; a strip; as a slip of paper. Moonlit slips of silver cloud. --Tennyson. A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon Sure to be rounded into beauty soon. --Longfellow. 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. We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer. --Sir S. Baker. 6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as to give one the slip. --Shak. 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. 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.] 9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. [Obs.] --Shak. 10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. [Prov. Eng.] --Sir W. Petty. 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 12. A particular quantity of yarn. [Prov. Eng.] 13. An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair. 14. An opening or space for vessels to lie in between wharves or in a dock; as Peck slip. [U. S.] 15. A narrow passage between buildings. [Eng.] 16. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. [U. S.] 17. (Mining.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. --Knight. 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. 19. (Zo["o]l.) A fish, the sole. 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slip \Slip\, v. t. 1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. He tried to slip a powder into her drink. --Arbuthnot. 2. To omit; to loose by negligence. And slip no advantage That my secure you --B. Jonson 3. To cut slips from to cut; to take off to make a slip or slips of as to slip a piece of cloth or paper. The branches also may be slipped and planted. --Mortimer. 4. To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound. Lucento slipped me like his greyhound. --Shak. 5. To cause to slip or slide off or out of place as a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar. 6. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink. {To slip a cable}. (Naut.) See under {Cable}. {To slip off}, to take off quickly; as to slip off a coat. {To slip on}, to put on in haste or loosely; as to slip on a gown or coat. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pew \Pew\, n. [OE. pewe, OF puie parapet, balustrade, balcony, fr L. podium an elevated place a jutty, balcony, a parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat, Gr ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot; -- hence the Latin sense of a raised place (orig. as a rest or support for the foot). See {Foot}, and cf {Podium}, {Poy}.] 1. One of the compartments in a church which are separated by low partitions, and have long seats upon which several persons may sit -- sometimes called {slip}. Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow. 2. Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold. [Obs.] --Pepys. Milton. {Pew opener}, an usher in a church. [Eng.] --Dickens. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: slip n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas}, {gaffe}, {solecism}, {gaucherie}] 2: an inadvertent mistake [syn: {slipup}, {miscue}] 3: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics 4: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn: {cutting}] 5: a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad" 6: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: {mooring}, {moorage}, {berth}] 7: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" [syn: {trip}] 8: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" [syn: {slickness}, {slick}, {slipperiness}] 9: a narrow flat piece of material [syn: {strip}] 10: a small piece of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: {slip of paper}] 11: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shimmy}, {shift}, {teddies}, {teddy}] 12: a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: {case}, {pillowcase}, {pillow slip}] 13: an unexpected slide [syn: {skid}, {sideslip}] 14: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn: {sideslip}] 15: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: {elusion}, {eluding}] v 1: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" [syn: {steal}] 2: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly 3: slide sideways [syn: {skid}, {slue}, {slew}, {slide}] 4: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: {drop off}, {drop away}, {fall away}] 5: move smoothly and easily 6: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: {err}, {mistake}] 7: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" [syn: {sneak}] 8: pass out of one's memory [syn: {slip one's mind}] 9: move out of position; "dislocate joints" [syn: {dislocate}, {splay}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: SLIP 1. {Serial Line Internet Protocol}. 2. Symmetric LIst Processsor. Early 1960's list processing subroutine package for {Fortran} by J. Weizenbaum Later also embedded in {MAD} and {ALGOL}. ["Symmetric List Processor", J. Weizenbaum CACM 6:524-544(1963). Sammet 1969, p.387]. From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol (Internet, RFC 1055), "SL/IP"
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