slip+away

  • 31slip — I UK [slɪp] / US verb Word forms slip : present tense I/you/we/they slip he/she/it slips present participle slipping past tense slipped past participle slipped *** 1) [intransitive] if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your… …

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  • 32slip — 1. v. & n. v. (slipped, slipping) 1 intr. slide unintentionally esp. for a short distance; lose one s footing or balance or place by unintended sliding. 2 intr. go or move with a sliding motion (as the door closes the catch slips into place;… …

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  • 33slip — 01. He broke his arm when he [slipped] on a bar of soap in the shower, and fell. 02. His grandmother [slipped] a five dollar bill into his hand, and told him to buy himself a little present. 03. I wrote my friend s new phone number on a [slip] of …

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  • 34slip — 1. noun /slɪp/ a) In ceramics, a thin, slippery mix of clay and water. She couldnt hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is. b) A twig or shoot; a cutting. 2 …

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  • 35slip — I 1. verb 1) she slipped on the ice Syn: slide, skid, glide; fall (over), lose one s balance, tumble 2) the envelope slipped through Luke s fingers Syn: fall, drop, slide 3) …

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  • 36slip —   1. Slide. He e, pahe e, pakika, poholo, hāne e, ōhua; pāhi a (obliquely); kake (back and forth); palaha (stumble); ho ohe ehe e; anu u (fig.);    ♦ slip away, palemo;    ♦ slip off, pahemo;    ♦ slip out, as a fish from the hand, pakelo;    ♦… …

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  • 37slip by — verb pass by three years elapsed • Syn: ↑elapse, ↑lapse, ↑pass, ↑glide by, ↑slip away, ↑go by, ↑slide by, ↑go along …

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  • 38slip off — verb a) To leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed Im going to try to slip off from work early, if I can. b) To remove an article of clothing He slipped off his jacket and hung it in the wardrobe. Syn …

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  • 39slip out — I. leave quietly, slip away    I ll slip out and check the parking meter. Be right back. II. speak carelessly, say it without thinking    I didn t mean to answer, Sir. The words just slipped out …

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  • 40slip off — {v. phr.} 1. To slide off something. * /The children climbed up the hill but when it was time to come down, they didn t walk, but slipped off the smooth, old ledges./ 2. See: SLIP AWAY …

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