The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slip \Slip\, n. [AS. slipe, slip.]
   1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.
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   2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
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            This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.
                                                  --Fuller.
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   3. A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion;
      hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.
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            A native slip to us from foreign seeds. --Shak.
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            The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride. --R. Browning.
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   4. A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.
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            Moonlit slips of silver cloud.        --Tennyson.
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            A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon
            Sure to be rounded into beauty soon.  --Longfellow.
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   5. A leash or string by which a dog is held; -- so called
      from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become
      loose, by relaxation of the hand.
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            We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck
            and Lena in the slips, in search of deer. --Sir S.
                                                  Baker.
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   6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give
      one the slip. --Shak.
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   7. (Print.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other
      work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type
      when set up and in the galley.
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   8. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically:
      (a) A loose garment worn by a woman.
      (b) A child's pinafore.
      (c) An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip.
      (d) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. [R.]
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   9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with
      silver. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding
       of edge tools. [Prov. Eng.] --Sir W. Petty.
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   11. Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the
       decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for
       handles and other applied parts.
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   12. A particular quantity of yarn. [Prov. Eng.]
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   13. An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon
       which it is hauled for repair.
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   14. An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between
       wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. [U. S.]
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   15. A narrow passage between buildings. [Eng.]
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   16. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a
       door. [U. S.]
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   17. (Mining.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
       --Knight.
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   18. (Engin.) The motion of the center of resistance of the
       float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through
       the water horozontally, or the difference between a
       vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have
       if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also,
       the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward
       current of water produced by the propeller.
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   19. (Zool.) A fish, the sole.
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   20. (Cricket) A fielder stationed on the off side and to the
       rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them,
       called respectively short slip, and long slip.
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   22. (Mach.)
       (a) The retrograde movement on a pulley of a belt as it
           slips.
       (b) In a link motion, the undesirable sliding movement of
           the link relatively to the link block, due to
           swinging of the link.
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   23. (Elec.) The difference between the actual and synchronous
       speed of an induction motor.
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   23. (Marine Insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a
       risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually
       bears the broker's name and is initiated by the
       underwrites.
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   To give one the slip, to slip away from one; to elude one.


   Slip dock. See under Dock.

   Slip link (Mach.), a connecting link so arranged as to
      allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion.

   Slip rope (Naut.), a rope by which a cable is secured
      preparatory to slipping. --Totten.

   Slip stopper (Naut.), an arrangement for letting go the
      anchor suddenly.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slip \Slip\, v. t.
   1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey
      gently or secretly.
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            He tried to slip a powder into her drink.
                                                  --Arbuthnot.
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   2. To omit; to loose by negligence.
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            And slip no advantage
            That my secure you.                   --B. Jonson.
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   3. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or
      slips of; as, to slip a piece of cloth or paper.
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            The branches also may be slipped and planted.
                                                  --Mortimer.
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   4. To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound.
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            Lucento slipped me like his greyhound. --Shak.
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   5. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a
      horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
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   6. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
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   To slip a cable. (Naut.) See under Cable.

   To slip off, to take off quickly; as, to slip off a coat.


   To slip on, to put on in haste or loosely; as, to slip on a
      gown or coat.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slip \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[imac]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen
   to slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG. sl[imac]fan to slide,
   glide, make smooth, Icel. sl[imac]pa to whet; cf. also AS.
   sl?pan, Goth. sliupan, OS. slopian, OHG. sliofan, G.
   schliefen, schl?pfen, which seem to come from a somewhat
   different root form. Cf. Slope, n.]
   1. To move along the surface of a thing without bounding,
      rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
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   2. To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to
      tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest
      the foot should slip.
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   3. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with
      out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
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   4. To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as
      if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner;
      as, some errors slipped into the work.
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            Thus one tradesman slips away,
            To give his partner fairer play.      --Prior.
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            Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away. --Dryden.
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   5. To err; to fall into error or fault.
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            There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not
            from his heart.                       --Ecclus. xix.
                                                  16.
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   To let slip, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound;
      to allow to escape.
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            Cry, "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pew \Pew\ (p[=u]), n. [OE. pewe, OF. puie parapet, balustrade,
   balcony, fr. L. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a
   parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other
   distinguished persons sat, Gr. po`dion, dim. of poy`s,
   podo`s, foot; -- hence the Latin sense of a raised place
   (orig. as a rest or support for the foot). See Foot, and
   cf. Podium, Poy.]
   1. One of the compartments in a church which are separated by
      low partitions, and have long seats upon which several
      persons may sit; -- sometimes called slip. Pews were
      originally made square, but are now usually long and
      narrow.
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   2. Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall,
      formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a
      pen; a sheepfold. [Obs.] --Pepys. --Milton.
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   Pew opener, an usher in a church. [Eng.] --Dickens.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

slip
    n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: faux pas,
         gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie]
    2: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or
       writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn:
       slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis]
    3: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or
       decorating ceramics
    4: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant
       to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn:
       cutting, slip]
    5: a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
    6: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring,
       moorage, berth, slip]
    7: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he
       blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and
       a few spills" [syn: slip, trip]
    8: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the
       tiller" [syn: slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip]
    9: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn:
       strip, slip]
    10: a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: slip, slip
        of paper]
    11: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: chemise, shimmy,
        shift, slip, teddy]
    12: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar
        carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: case,
        pillowcase, slip, pillow slip]
    13: an unexpected slide [syn: skid, slip, sideslip]
    14: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn:
        slip, sideslip]
    15: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn:
        slip, elusion, eluding]
    v 1: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
         [syn: steal, slip]
    2: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped
       some money into the waiter's hand"
    3: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
       manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn:
       skid, slip, slue, slew, slide]
    4: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: slip, drop off,
       drop away, fall away]
    5: move smoothly and easily; "the bolt slipped into place";
       "water slipped from the polished marble"
    6: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: err, mistake,
       slip]
    7: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was
       looking" [syn: slip, sneak]
    8: move easily; "slip into something comfortable"
    9: cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped
       the bolt into place"
    10: pass out of one's memory [syn: slip, slip one's mind]
    11: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial
        hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn:
        dislocate, luxate, splay, slip]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

SLIP

   1. Serial Line Internet Protocol.

   2. Symmetric LIst Processsor.  Early 1960's list processing
   subroutine package for Fortran by J. Weizenbaum.  Later also
   embedded in MAD and ALGOL.  ["Symmetric List Processor",
   J. Weizenbaum CACM 6:524-544(1963).  Sammet 1969, p.387].