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  • 1Slip End — is a village and civil parish in South Bedfordshire, near Luton. As well as the village of Slip End, the parish contains the hamlets of Lower Woodside, Woodside and Pepperstock; its estimated population is 2010. [… …

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  • 2slip — slip1 W2S3 [slıp] v past tense and past participle slipped present participle slipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fall or slide)¦ 2¦(go somewhere)¦ 3¦(put something somewhere)¦ 4¦(give something to somebody)¦ 5¦(move)¦ 6¦(knife)¦ 7¦(get worse)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3slip — I UK [slɪp] / US verb Word forms slip : present tense I/you/we/they slip he/she/it slips present participle slipping past tense slipped past participle slipped *** 1) [intransitive] if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your… …

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  • 4slip-on — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms slip on : singular slip on plural slip ons a shoe that you do not need to fasten Derived word: slip on UK / US adjective …

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  • 5slip — {{11}}slip (n.) woman s sleeveless garment, 1761, from SLIP (Cf. slip) (v.). Meaning mistake, minor fault is from 1610s. To give (someone) the slip is from 1560s. {{12}}slip (n.) narrow strip, mid 15c., probably from M.L.G. or M.Du. slippe cut,… …

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  • 6slip road — noun a short road giving access to an expressway in Britain they call an access road a slip road • Syn: ↑access road • Hypernyms: ↑road, ↑route * * * slip road noun 1. A local bypass …

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  • 7slip road — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms slip road : singular slip road plural slip roads British a road that you use to drive onto or off a motorway. The American word is ramp …

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  • 8slip into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms slip into : present tense I/you/we/they slip into he/she/it slips into present participle slipping into past tense slipped into past participle slipped into 1) slip into something to quickly put on a piece of… …

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  • 9slip of the tongue — also[slip of the lip] {n. phr.} The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. * /No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue./ * /She didn t mean to tell our secret; it was …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 10slip of the tongue — also[slip of the lip] {n. phr.} The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. * /No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue./ * /She didn t mean to tell our secret; it was …

    Dictionary of American idioms