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SLIPPING
- SLIP, to slide suddenly and accidentally [v]
- (of a person or animal) Slide unintentionally for a short distance, typically losing one's balance or footing
- (of a thing) Accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone's grasp
- Fail to grip or make proper contact with a surface
- Go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice
- Pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way
- Be behaving in a way that is not up to one's usual level of performance
- (of time) Elapse
- Put (something) in a particular place or position quietly, quickly, or stealthily
- Put on or take off (a garment) quickly and easily
- Insert a remark smoothly or adroitly into a conversation
- Escape or get loose from (a means of restraint)
- (of a remark) Be uttered inadvertently
- (of a thought or fact) Fail to be remembered by (one's mind or memory); elude (one's notice)
- Release (an animal, typically a hunting dog) from restraint
- Move (a stitch) to the other needle without knitting it
- Release (the clutch of a motor vehicle) slightly or for a moment
- (of an animal) Produce (dead young) prematurely; abort