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slip2

Pronunciation: /slɪp/

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Definition of slip

noun

  • 1a small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information:his monthly salary slip complete the tear-off slip below
  • Printing a printer’s proof on a long piece of paper; a galley proof.
  • a long, narrow strip of a thin material such as wood.
  • 2a cutting taken from a plant for grafting or planting; a scion.

Phrases

a slip of a ——

used to denote a small, slim person:you are little more than a slip of a girl

Origin:

late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German slippe 'cut, strip'

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