slip+from
101slip case — noun A removable protective covering for a book etc for, if there should appear a pocket book, which may be drawn up by a riband from its slip case . . . the child would seize upon these with delight …
102slip out — 1. to leave quickly and quietly. I ll try to slip out at lunchtime and see if I can find her. 2. to unintentionally become known. It slipped out during her interview that she had been fired from her last job …
103slip of paper — each person takes one slip of paper from the hat Syn: piece of paper, scrap of paper, sheet, note; trademark Post it …
104slip seed — noun Etymology: slip (IV) : small sweet potatoes produced one year from cuttings for use as seed stock for the next year compare crop seed …
105slip stitch — noun Date: circa 1882 1. a concealed stitch for sewing folded edges (as hems) made by alternately running the needle inside the fold and picking up a thread or two from the body of the article 2. an unworked stitch; especially a knitting stitch… …
106slip ring — noun Etymology: 2slip Date: 1898 one of two or more continuous conducting rings from which the brushes take or to which they deliver current in a generator or motor …
107slip stem — a spoon handle cut obliquely at the end from top to bottom. * * * …
108slip sheet — noun a) Sheet material, such as reinforced kraft paper, rosin sized paper, polyester scrim or polyethylene sheeting, placed between two components of a roof assembly to ensure that no adhesion occurs between them and to prevent possible damage… …
109slip back — Synonyms and related words: backslide, cock, degenerate, deteriorate, disimprove, fall, fall again into, fall astern, fall back, fall behind, fall from grace, get behind, get worse, go backwards, go behind, grow worse, have a relapse, jerk back,… …
110slip someone a length — vb to have sex with someone (from the male point of view). A euphemism orig inating in the 19th century …