SLIP

1. In negotiations for a policy of insurance, in England, the agreement is in Qpractice concluded between the parties by a R memorandum called the "slip," containing the terms of the proposed insurance, and in- itialed by the underwriters. Sweet. 2. Also that part of a police court which is divided off from the other parts of the court, for the prisoner to stand in. It is frequently called the "dock." Brown.

1. In negotiations for a policy of insurance. In England, the agreement is in practice concluded between the parties by a memorandum called the “slip,” containing the terms of the proposed insurance, and Initialed by the underwriters. Sweet. 2. Also that part of a police court which is divided off from the other parts of the court, for the prisoner to stand in. It is frequently called the “dock.” Brown. 3. The intermediate space between two wharves or docks; the opening or vacant space between two piers. See Thompson vy. New York, 11 N. Y. 120; New York v. Scott, 1 Caines (N. ¥.) 543.

In negotiations for a policy of insurance the "slip" is a memorandum between the parties containing the terms of the proposed insurance, and initialled by the underwriters. Although, under the English Marine Insurance Act, 1906, s. 22 (which requires every contract of marine insurance to be expressed in a policy) the slip itself is not enforceable, it is for many other purposes of legal effect; thus, where a slip has been initialed, the assured need not communicate to the insurer facts which afterwards come to his knowledge material to the risk insured against, and the non-disclosure of those facts will not vitiate the policy afterwards executed, although it would do so if there were no slip. The slip is in fact a binding contract for the issue of the policy. Byrne.

To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide. To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place. To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner; as, some errors slipped into the work. Thus one tradesman slips away, To give his partner fairer play. Prior. Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away. Dryden. To err; to fall into error or fault. There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart. Ecclus. xix. 16. To let slip, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound; to allow to escape. Cry, "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war. Shak.

To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. He tried to slip a powder into her drink. Arbuthnot. To omit; to loose by negligence. And slip no advantage That my secure you. B. Jonson. 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. The branches also may be slipped and planted. Mortimer. To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound. Lucento slipped me like his greyhound. Shak. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink. 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.

The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine. A native slip to us from foreign seeds. Shak. The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride. R. Browning. A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper. Moonlit slips of silver cloud. Tennyson. A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon Sure to be rounded into beauty soon. Longfellow. 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. We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer. Sir S. Baker. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip. Shak. A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically: A loose garment worn by a woman. A child's pinafore. An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip. The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. [R.] A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. [Obs.] Shak Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. [Prov. Eng.] Sir W. Petty. Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handless and other applied parts. A particular quantity of yarn. [Prov. Eng.] An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair. An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. [U. S.] A narrow passage between buildings. [Eng.] A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. [U. S.] A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. Knight. The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she 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. A fish, the sole. A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip. To give one the slip, to slip away from one; to elude one. -- Slip dock. See under Dock. -- Slip link (Mach.), a connecting link so arranged as to allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion. -- Slip rope (Naut.), a rope by which a cable is secured preparatory to slipping. Totten. -- Slip stopper (Naut.), an arrangement for letting go the anchor suddenly.

To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction. | To err. | To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally. | To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc. | To elude or evade by smooth movement. | To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly. | To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. | To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding. | To move down; to slide. | To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry. | Clipping of sideslip (“to fly with the longitudinal axis misaligned with the relative wind”). | 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 omit; to lose by negligence. | To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of. | To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place. | To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink. | To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.

A twig or shoot; a cutting. | A descendant, a scion. | A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier). | A long, thin piece of something. | A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information. | 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.

An act or instance of slipping. | 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. | A slipdress. | A mistake or error. | A berth; a space for a ship to moor. | A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel. | A slipway. | A one-time return to previous maladaptive behavior after cure. | 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 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 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. | An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion. | Clipping of sideslip. | A portion of the columns of a newspaper, etc., struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley. | A child's pinafore. | An outside covering or case. | A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver. | Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. | A particular quantity of yarn. | A narrow passage between buildings. | Either side of the gallery in a theater. | A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. | A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. | 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. | The positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols that causes the loss or insertion of one or more symbols. | A fish, the sole. | A newsletter produced by the setter of a cryptic clue-writing competition, containing a full list of winners and commentary on the clues.