v. (past slew; past part. Slain) 1 literary = *kill 1.

- = *kill 4. slayer n. [old english]

us —n. Sledge. —v. (-dd-) ride on a sledge. [low german]

(also slue) —v. (often foll. By round) turn or swing forcibly to a new position. —n. Such a turn. [origin unknown]

- past of *slay.

—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]

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]

—n. Straight narrow incision or opening. —v. (-tt-; past and past part. Slit) 1 make a slit in.

- cut into strips. [old english]

n. Colloq. Derog. Lazy, untidy, or fat person. [irish slab mud]

n. - = *blackthorn.

- its small sour bluish-black fruit. [old english]

—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]

—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]