v. (past slew; past part. Slain) 1 literary = *kill 1.
- = *kill 4. slayer n. [old english]
SLED
us —n. Sledge. —v. (-dd-) ride on a sledge. [low german]
SLEW
(also slue) —v. (often foll. By round) turn or swing forcibly to a new position. —n. Such a turn. [origin unknown]
- past of *slay.
SLIM
—adj. (slimmer, slimmest) 1 not fat, slender.
- small, insufficient (slim chance). —v. (-mm-) (often foll. By down) 1 become slimmer by dieting, exercise, etc.
- make smaller (slimmed it down to 40 pages). slimmer n. Slimming n. & adj. Slimmish adj. [low german or dutch]
SLIP
of the pen n. (also slip of the tongue) small written (or spoken) mistake.
- —v. (-pp-) 1 slide unintentionally or momentarily; lose one's footing or balance.
- go or move with a sliding motion.
- escape or fall from being slippery or not being held properly.
- (often foll. By in, out, away) go unobserved or quietly.
- a make a careless or slight error. B fall below standard.
- place or slide stealthily or casually (slipped a coin to him).
- release from restraint or connection.
- move (a stitch) to the other needle without knitting it.
- (foll. By on, off) pull (a garment) easily or hastily on or off. 10 escape from; evade (dog slipped its collar; slipped my mind). —n. - act of slipping.
- careless or slight error.
- a pillowcase. B petticoat.
- (in sing. Or pl.) = *slipway.
- cricket a fielder stationed for balls glancing off the bat to the off side. B (in sing. Or pl.) This position. give a person the slip escape from; evade. Let slip 1 utter inadvertently.
- miss (an opportunity).
- release, esp. From a leash. Slip up colloq. Make a mistake. [probably from low german slippen]
- n. - small piece of paper, esp. For writing on.
- piece cut from a plant for grafting or planting. slip of a small and slim (slip of a girl). [low german or dutch]
- n. Clay and water mixture for decorating earthenware. [old english, = slime]
SLIT
—n. Straight narrow incision or opening. —v. (-tt-; past and past part. Slit) 1 make a slit in.
- cut into strips. [old english]
SLOB
n. Colloq. Derog. Lazy, untidy, or fat person. [irish slab mud]
SLOE
n. - = *blackthorn.
- its small sour bluish-black fruit. [old english]
SLOG
—v. (-gg-) 1 hit hard and usu. Wildly.
- work or walk doggedly. —n. - hard random hit.
- a hard steady work or walk. B spell of this. [origin unknown]
SLOP
—v. (-pp-) 1 (often foll. By over) spill over the edge of a vessel.
- wet (the floor etc.) By slopping. —n. - liquid spilled or splashed.
- sloppy language.
- (in pl.) Dirty waste water or wine etc. From a kitchen, bedroom, or prison vessels.
- (in sing. Or pl.) Unappetizing weak liquid food. slop about move about in a slovenly manner. Slop out carry slops out (in prison etc.). [old english]
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Every night, wasps bite into the stem of a plant, lock their mandibles (jaws) into position, stretch out at right angles to the stem, and, with legs dangling, fall asleep.