the dog slipped its leash
1slip — 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… …
2slip — 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;… …
3slip — 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… …
4To give one the slip — Slip Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… …
5running at large — 1) A reference to an animal that is roaming free, such as cattle that have escaped an enclosure or a dog that has slipped its leash. The owner of an animal running at large is generally liable for any damage it causes. 2) A reference to a… …
6Italian Greyhound — Infobox Dogbreed akcgroup = Toy akcstd = http://www.akc.org/breeds/italian greyhound/index.cfm altname = Piccolo Levriero Italiano country of origin = Italy ankcgroup = Group 1 (Toys) ankcstd = http://www.ankc.aust.com/italgrey.html ckcgroup =… …
7Na Gruagaichean — Looking towards Na Gruagaichean 1km to the East. Elevation 1,056 m (3,465 ft) …
8Doris Day — For other people named Doris Day, see Doris Day (disambiguation). Doris Day Day in a studio publicity portrait for 1960 film Midnight Lace Born Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff April 3, 1924 …
9Lugh — (pronEng|ˈluː; modern Irish Lú, earlier Lug) is an Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past. He is known by the epithets Lámhfhada ( long hand ), for his skill with a spear or sling, Ildanach (… …
10long slip — Slip Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… …
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