'To slip off' definitions:
Definition of 'To slip off'
From: GCIDE
- Slip \Slip\, v. t.
- 1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. [1913 Webster]
- He tried to slip a powder into her drink. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To omit; to loose by negligence. [1913 Webster]
- And slip no advantage That my secure you. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of; as, to slip a piece of cloth or paper. [1913 Webster]
- The branches also may be slipped and planted. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound. [1913 Webster]
- Lucento slipped me like his greyhound. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink. [1913 Webster]
- To slip a cable. (Naut.) See under Cable.
- To slip off, to take off quickly; as, to slip off a coat.
- To slip on, to put on in haste or loosely; as, to slip on a gown or coat. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To slip off'
- Slip,
- Slipped,
- Slipping,
- To slip on,
- slip by,
- slip in,
- slip off,
- slip on,
- slip out of,
- slip up,
- Pillow slip,
- Shoulder slip,
- Side slip,
- Slip dock,
- Slip link,
- Slip rope,
- Slip stopper,
- Slip-on,
- To let slip,
- To slip a cable,
- To slip the cable,
- To slip the collar,
- cover slip,
- freudian slip,
- let slip,
- long slip,
- pink slip,
- short slip,
- slip away,
- slip back,
- slip carriage,
- slip clutch,
- slip coach,
- slip noose,
- slip of paper,
- slip of the tongue,
- slip ring,
- slip road,
- slip stitch,
- slip-up,
- slipped disc,
- Side-slip,
- To give one the slip,
- half-slip,
- pink-slipped,
- slip friction clutch,
- slip one's mind,
- slip-joint pliers,
- strike-slip fault