to move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.-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.-to move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.-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.-to err; to fall into error or fault.-to cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.-to omit; to loose by negligence.-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.-to let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound.-to cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.-to bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.-the act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.-an unintentional error or fault; a false step.-a twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.-a slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.-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.-an escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip.-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.-any covering easily slipped on.-a loose garment worn by a woman.-a child's pinafore.-an outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip.-the slip or sheath of a sword, and the like.-a counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver.-matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.-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.-a particular quantity of yarn.-an inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.-an opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, peck slip.-a narrow passage between buildings.-a long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.-a dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.-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.-a fish, the sole.-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.