slip+away
41slip 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 …
42slip\ 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 …
43Slip — 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 …
44slip — slip1 [slip] vi. slipped, slipping [ME slippen < MLowG, akin to OHG slifan < IE * (s)leib , to glide, slip < base * (s)lei , slimy: see SLIDE] 1. to go quietly or secretly; move without attracting notice [to slip out of a room] 2. a) to… …
45slip ring — n. Elec. a metal ring mounted on, and insulated from, the rotor shaft of a generator or motor, designed to lead current into or away from the coils through a stationary brush pressing on the ring …
46slip|per|y — «SLIHP uhr ee, SLIHP ree», adjective, per|i|er, per|i|est. 1. causing or likely to cause slipping: »A wet street is slippery. The steps are slippery with ice. 2. slipping away easily; difficult to catch …
47slip — I. verb (slipped; slipping) Etymology: Middle English slippen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin to Middle High German slipfen to slide, Old High German slīfan to smooth, and perhaps to Greek olibros slippery Date: 14th century… …
48slip — I v 1. glide, slide, flow, move smoothly, Dance. glissade; slither, slink, sneak, skulk, lurk, prowl, creep, U.S. Sl. gumshoe; worm, wiggle, wriggle; steal away, slip out or off, escape, get away, flee, run off; evade, elude, dodge, get clear of …
49Slip (cricket) — In the sport of cricket, a slip fielder (collectively, a slip cordon ) is placed behind the batsman on the off side of the field. They are placed with the aim of catching an edged ball which is beyond the wicket keeper s reach. Many teams employ… …
50slip — Synonyms and related words: Mystik tape, Scotch tape, accord, adhesive tape, administer, adolescent, advance, afford, afghan, allot, allow, amplitude, anchor, anchorage, anchorage ground, atrocity, avalanche, avoidance, avoiding reaction, award,… …
