A particular quantity of yarn.
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 twig or shoot; a cutting.
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.
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.
A knitting needle.
Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
A telecommunication wire or cable.
An electric telegraph; a telegram.
A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
A fence made of usually barbed wire.
A deadline or critical endpoint.
A metal conductor that carries electricity.
A finish line of a racetrack.
A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
To string on a wire.
To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
To snare by means of a wire or wires.
To install eavesdropping equipment.
To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
To equip with wires for use with electricity.