A rookie police officer was out for his first ride with an experienced partner. A call came in telling them to disperse some people who were loitering.
The officers drove to the street and observed a small crowd standing on a corner. The rookie rolled down his window and said, "Let"s get off the corner people."
A few glances, but no one moved, so he barked again, "Let"s get off that corner... NOW!"
Intimidated, the group of people began to leave, casting puzzled stares in his direction.
Proud of his first official act, the young policeman turned to his partner and asked, "Well, how did I do?"
"Pretty good," chuckled the vet, "especially since this is a bus stop."
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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