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Slip(medicine)
slip(2)(dictionary)
slip(3)(dictionary)
slip(4)(dictionary)
non-slip(dictionary)
slip(6)(dictionary)
slip(7)(dictionary)
slip-(8)(dictionary)
slip-ons(dictionary)

slip-(8) (iou)



slip- combining form. E16.
[from SLIP verb1 or noun3.]
In combs. in various relations with the senses 'that slips', 'that can be readily slipped in, on, off, etc.', 'that involves a slip or slipping'. Often not hyphenated.
slip-carriage (chiefly Hist.) a railway carriage (to be) detached from a moving train in order to coast under its own momentum to a station where the rest of the train does not stop. slip-case a close-fitting case for a book or books, allowing the spine(s) to remain visible. slip-cased adjective contained in a slip-case. slip-coach (chiefly Hist.) = slip-carriage above. slip-coat (cheese) (now rare or obsolete) a kind of soft cream cheese. slip-cover (a) N. Amer. = loose cover s.v. LOOSE adjective; (b) a calico etc. cover for furniture out of use; (c) a dust-jacket or a slip-case for a book. slip edition a special (usu. local) edition of a newspaper, carrying extra news items. slip face the steepest face of a sand-dune, down which sand slips. slip-form noun & verb Engineering (a) noun an open-ended mould in which a long uniform structure can be cast by filling the mould with concrete and continually moving and refilling it as the concrete sets; (b) verb trans. cast using this technique. slip-hook Nautical a hinged hook with the tongue held in place by a link to allow a quick release. slip-horn a slide-trombone. slip-in adjective that allows a person or thing to slip in or be slipped in easily or readily. slip joint a joint in a pipe, one section of which can move telescopically within another, allowing longitudinal expansion and contraction. slip-knot (a) a knot which can be readily slipped or untied; (b) a knot made to slip along the cord round which it is made, a running knot. slip-noose a noose which tightens and slackens by means of a slip-knot. slip-on noun & adjective (a garment etc., now esp. a shoe) that may be slipped on and off readily. slipover adjective & noun (a) adjective (of a garment) made to be slipped on over the head; (b) noun a pullover, usu. with a V-neck and no sleeves. slip-plane Crystallography = glide-plane (a) s.v. GLIDE verb. slip-rail (chiefly Austral.) a fence-rail which can be easily removed so as to leave an opening. slip ratio the ratio of the slip of a propeller to the pitch. slip ring Electrical Engineering a ring of conducting material which is attached to and rotates with a shaft, so that electric current may be transferred to a stationary circuit through a fixed brush pressing against the ring. slip-road a short (usu. one-way) road giving access to or exit from a motorway etc. slip-rope Nautical a rope that can be easily slipped; spec. one with both ends on board so that casting loose either end releases it. slip sheet Printing a sheet of paper interleaving newly printed sheets to prevent set-off or smudging. slip-shoe (obsolete exc. dial.) a light or loose shoe, a slipper. slip-stitch (a) a loose stitch joining layers of fabric, not visible externally; (b) in knitting, a stitch moved to the other needle without being knitted. slipstone a shaped oilstone used for sharpening gouges. slip-string (obsolete exc. dial.) a person who deserves to be hanged; a rogue, a rascal. slip-up colloq. an act or instance of slipping up; a failure, a mistake, a blunder. slipway a sloping way leading down into the water for launching ships; a building- or landing-slip.