Slip

  • 51slip-up — slip′ up n. a mistake, blunder, or oversight • Etymology: 1850–55 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 52slip — (Voz ingl.). m. Calzoncillo ajustado que cubre el cuerpo desde debajo de la cintura hasta las ingles …

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  • 53slip-on — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of shoes or clothes) having no fastenings and therefore able to be put on and taken off quickly …

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  • 54slip-up — ► NOUN informal ▪ a mistake or blunder …

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  • 55slip|py — «SLIHP ee», adjective, pi|er, pi|est. 1. Informal. slippery: »steep, slippy feeling rocks (John M. Synge). 2. British Informal. nimble, quick, or sharp: »Bring us two liqueur brandies, miss…And look slippy, if ye please (Arnold Bennet …

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  • 56slip·up — /ˈslıpˌʌp/ noun, pl ups [count] : a careless mistake We were late because of a slipup in the schedule …

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  • 57slip — slip1 W2S3 [slıp] v past tense and past participle slipped present participle slipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fall or slide)¦ 2¦(go somewhere)¦ 3¦(put something somewhere)¦ 4¦(give something to somebody)¦ 5¦(move)¦ 6¦(knife)¦ 7¦(get worse)¦ …

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  • 58slip — slip1 [ slıp ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your balance or fall over: Margaret slipped and broke her arm. slip on: Be careful you don t slip on the wet floor. a ) intransitive if something… …

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  • 59slip — 1. slip [ slip ] n. m. • 1903; mot angl., de to slip « glisser » ♦ Anglic. Mar. Plan incliné pour mettre à l eau de petits bâtiments sur chariot; pour hisser les baleines sur le pont d un navire usine. slip 2. slip [ slip ] n. m. • 1913; faux… …

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  • 60slip — I n. error 1) to make a slip (of the tongue) 2) a Freudian slip escape (colloq.) 3) to give smb. the slip piece of paper 4) a credit (BE), deposit slip (in a bank); a sales slip (AE) 5) a call slip ( request for a library book ) 6) a pink slip (… …

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