Crossword clues for slipped
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
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.
To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
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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.
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To err; to fall into error or fault.
There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart.
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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.
Wiktionary
(context heraldry English) (of a plant) With part of the stalk displayed. v
(en-past of: slip)
WordNet
n. a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: faux pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie]
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn: slip-up, miscue, parapraxis]
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 [syn: cutting]
a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring, moorage, berth]
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]
a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" [syn: slickness, slick, slipperiness]
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn: strip]
a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: slip of paper]
a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: chemise, shimmy, shift, teddies, teddy]
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: case, pillowcase, pillow slip]
a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn: sideslip]
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: elusion, eluding]
v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" [syn: steal]
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" [syn: skid, slue, slew, slide]
get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: drop off, drop away, fall away]
move smoothly and easily
pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" [syn: sneak]
pass out of one's memory [syn: slip one's mind]
move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn: dislocate, luxate, splay]
See slip
Usage examples of "slipped".
More than once the kid slipped to his knees and got back up in what had become an exercise of raw, desperate courage.
Besides her father was in attendance the same as I was and she slipped off from him, too.
She rose then, slipped on her robe for warmth and passed silently through the darkened rooms of her home.
Rone Leah slipped clear of the shadows, crossed to the table, and seated himself.
Releasing the latch, she opened the door quietly and slipped out into the night.
It had been more than seventy years now since Shea and Flick Ohmsford had slipped from their home at the Shady Vale inn, barely escaping the monstrous winged Skull Bearer sent by the Warlock Lord to destroy them.
But that was behind him, lost in the darkness that slipped steadily back into the past as he raced ahead, and now he was thinking with clarity and determination.
Overhead, the night sky darkened as the sun slipped below the treeline.
It was not a thing that could be bandied about when convenient or slipped on and off like clothing to match changes in the weather.
Her premonition slipped through the rocks and across the twist of the pass, cat-quick and certain.
As silent as the shadows about them, the three slipped through the trees and brush and melted into the night.
Allanon peered past the open portal momentarily, then slipped through.
Motioning for them to wait without, the Druid stepped through the entryway, slipped his torch into an iron bracket fastened to a support, and moved to the wall on the right.
Two steps carried him to the door, where he slipped tight the latch-lock.
Snatching his torch from its bracket, he hastened from the vault, pushed back into place the shelving that hid its entry, and motioned both Valegirl and highlander to follow as he slipped again into the passageway that had brought them.