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  • 21slip — 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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  • 22slip — 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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  • 23slip — 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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  • 24Slip — 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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  • 25Paper shredder — with built in wastebasket A paper shredder is a mechanical device used to cut paper into chad, typically either strips or fine particles. Government organizations, businesses, and private individuals use shredders to destroy private, confidential …

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  • 26slip — [n1] error, goof blooper*, blunder, bungle, failure, fault, flub*, fluff*, foul up*, gaff, howler*, imprudence, indiscretion, lapse, misdeed, misstep, mistake, muff*, omission, oversight, screw up*, slip of the tongue*, slip up*, trip; concept… …

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  • 27slip-sheet — (slĭpʹshēt ) n. A blank sheet of paper slipped between newly printed sheets to prevent offsetting. tr.v. slip ·sheet·ed, slip ·sheet·ing, slip ·sheets To insert blank sheets between (printed sheets). * * * …

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  • 28slip law — n [slip from the fact that it was printed on a single piece of paper]: an initial separate publication of a new statute made prior to its inclusion in the general laws Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. slip law …

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  • 29slip opinion — see opinion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. slip opinion …

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  • 30slip|sheet — «SLIHP SHEET», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to place blank sheets of paper between (printed sheets) to prevent the offset of wet ink. –n. a blank sheet used for this …

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