Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
The punctuation mark \.
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To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
An error or blunder.
A fall, trip or substantial misstep.
A clumsy walk.
To cause to stumble or trip.
To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.
To make a mistake or have trouble.
To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against.
To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.