~ 1
■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped )
1》 lose one's balance or footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.
↘accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone's grasp.
↘fail to grip or make proper contact with a surface.
2》 pass gradually to a worse condition.
↘(usu. ~ up ) make a careless error.
3》 move or place quietly, quickly, or stealthily.
4》 escape or get loose from (a means of restraint).
↘fail to be remembered by (one's mind or memory).
↘release (a hunting dog) from restraint.
↘release (the clutch of a motor vehicle) slightly or for a moment.
5》 Knitting move (a stitch) to the other needle without knitting it.
6》 (of an animal) produce (dead young) prematurely; abort.
■ noun
1》 an act of ~ping.
↘a sideways movement of an aircraft in flight.
↘ Geology the relative horizontal displacement of corresponding points on either side of a fault plane.
2》 a minor or careless mistake.
3》 a loose-fitting garment, especially a short petticoat.
4》 Cricket a fielding position close behind the batsman on the off side.
5》 short for ~way .
6》 a leash which enables a dog to be released quickly.
Phrases
give someone the ~ informal evade or escape from someone.
let something ~
1》 reveal something inadvertently in conversation.
2》 archaic release a hound from the leash to begin the chase.
~ of the pen (or the tongue ) a minor mistake in writing (or speech).
Derivatives
~page noun
Origin
ME: prob. from Mid. Low Ger. ~pen (v.); cf. ~pery .
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 a small piece of paper for writing on or that gives printed information.
2》 a long, thin, narrow strip of wood or other material.
3》 ( a ~ of a —— ) a small or slim young person: a ~ of a girl.
4》 Printing a printer's proof on a long piece of paper; a galley proof.
5》 a cutting taken from a plant for grafting or planting; a scion.
Origin
ME: prob. from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. ~pe 'cut, strip'.
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~ 3
■ noun a creamy mixture of clay, water, and typically a pigment of some kind, used for decorating earthenware.
Origin
C17: of obscure origin; cf. Norw. ~(a) 'slime'.