slip vs stub

slip

noun
  • A twig or shoot; a cutting. 

  • A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field. 

  • A fish, the sole. 

  • A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift. 

  • An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion. 

  • A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier). 

  • The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it 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. 

  • The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor. 

  • A slipway. 

  • A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. 

  • A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information. 

  • Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.) 

  • A particular quantity of yarn. 

  • Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. 

  • A thin, slippery mix of clay and water. 

  • A slipdress. 

  • An act or instance of slipping. 

  • The positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols that causes the loss or insertion of one or more symbols. 

  • A mistake or error. 

  • A long, thin piece of something. 

  • A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel. 

  • 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 underwriters. 

  • A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. 

  • An outside covering or case. 

  • A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure. 

  • 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. 

  • A berth; a space for a ship to moor. 

verb
  • To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry. 

  • To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place. 

  • To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of. 

  • To move down; to slide. 

  • To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink. 

  • To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional. 

  • To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. 

  • To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly. 

  • To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction. 

  • To err. 

  • To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding. 

  • To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc. 

  • To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily. 

  • To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline. 

stub

noun
  • Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump. 

  • An old and worn horseshoe nail. 

  • A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior. 

  • Stub iron. 

  • A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference). 

  • An unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract 

  • A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing. 

  • A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes. 

  • The smallest remainder of a smoked cigarette; a butt. 

  • The remaining part of the docked tail of a dog 

  • A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development. 

  • A pen with a short, blunt nib. 

verb
  • To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots. 

  • To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe. 

  • To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground. 

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