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  • 41slip through — PHRASAL VERB If something slips through a set of checks or rules, it is accepted when in fact it should not be. [V P n] ...hardened trouble makers who have slipped through the security checks... [V P] The slightest little bit of inattention can… …

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  • 42slip — 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… …

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  • 43slip — Ⅰ. slip [1] ► VERB (slipped, slipping) 1) lose one s balance or footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance. 2) accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone s grasp. 3) fail to grip or make proper contact with a surface.… …

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  • 44Slip — 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 …

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  • 45Slip-stitch knitting — is a family of knitting techniques that use slip stitches to make multiple fabrics simultaneously, to make extra long stitches, and/or to carry over colors from an earlier row. Contents 1 Basic methods 2 Double knitting with slip stitches 3… …

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  • 46Slip — Slip, v. t. 1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. [1913 Webster] He tried to slip a powder into her drink. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. To omit; to loose by negligence. [1913 Webster] And slip no… …

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  • 47let out — {v.} 1a. To allow to go out or escape. * /The guard let the prisoners out of jail to work in the garden./ * /Mother won t let us out when it rains./ Compare: LET LOOSE. 1b. {informal} To make (a sound) come out of the mouth; utter. * /A bee stung …

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  • 48let out — {v.} 1a. To allow to go out or escape. * /The guard let the prisoners out of jail to work in the garden./ * /Mother won t let us out when it rains./ Compare: LET LOOSE. 1b. {informal} To make (a sound) come out of the mouth; utter. * /A bee stung …

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  • 49let slip — ► let slip reveal inadvertently in conversation. Main Entry: ↑slip …

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  • 50slip your mind — slip your mind/memory/ phrase if something slips your mind memory , you forget to do it How could she have let something so important slip her mind? Thesaurus: to forget, or to try to forgetsynonym Main entry: slip * * * …

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