SPage 320
- English Word Slinking Definition of Slink
- English Word Slinky Definition Thin; lank.
- English Word Slip Definition To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
- English Word Slip Definition 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.
- English Word Slip Definition To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
- English Word Slip Definition 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.
- English Word Slip Definition To err; to fall into error or fault.
- English Word Slip Definition To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
- English Word Slip Definition To omit; to loose by negligence.
- English Word Slip Definition 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.
- English Word Slip Definition To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound.
- English Word Slip Definition To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
- English Word Slip Definition To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
- English Word Slip Definition The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.
- English Word Slip Definition An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
- English Word Slip Definition A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.
- English Word Slip Definition A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.
- English Word Slip Definition 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.
- English Word Slip Definition An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip.
- English Word Slip Definition 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.
- English Word Slip Definition Any covering easily slipped on.
- English Word Slip Definition A loose garment worn by a woman.
- English Word Slip Definition A child's pinafore.
- English Word Slip Definition An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip.
- English Word Slip Definition The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like.
- English Word Slip Definition A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver.
- English Word Slip Definition Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
- English Word Slip Definition 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.
- English Word Slip Definition A particular quantity of yarn.
- English Word Slip Definition An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.