to give one the slip

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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