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slip

n. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

slip

n. a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"

strip, slip

n. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

cutting, slip

n. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

slip, slip of paper

n. a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip"

slip, trip

n. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"

slip, sideslip

n. a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slip

n. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"

slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip

n. a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"

slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis

n. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie

n. a socially awkward or tactless act

SLIP, serial line IP, Serial Line Interface Protocol, Serial Link Interface Protocol, SLIP Protocol, Serial Line Internet Protocol

n. software allowing the Internet Protocol (IP) to be used over a serial line

slip

v. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"

slip

v. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"

slip, slip one's mind

v. pass out of one's memory

slip, drop off, drop away, fall away

v. get worse; "My grades are slipping"

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belt

n. endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

band, banding, stripe

n. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

skip

n. a gait in which steps and hops alternate

disconnect

v. make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

disjoint, disarticulate

v. separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

remove, take away

v. get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"

dip

v. lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"

fall

v. be cast down; "his eyes fell"

line

n. something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

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