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An act or instance of slipping.
A women's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress.
A small piece of paper.
A berth for a boat or ship.
A mistake or error (slip of the tongue.)
(uncountable) In ceramics, a thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
(cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
The difference between the speed of a rotating magnetic field and the speed of its rotor.

(intransitive) To lose one's traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
(intransitive) To err.
(transitive) To pass (a note, etc.)

- 1883, w:Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island, Treasure Island
- : We slipped along the hedges, noiseless and swift...

Etymology: Slip comes from Old English slype, relative of slop, meaning liquid mud.

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