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wander
English
Etymology
From Middle English wandren, wandrien, from Old English wandrian (“to wander, roam, fly around, hover; change; stray, err”), from Proto-Germanic *wandr?n? (“to wander”), from Proto-Indo-European *wend?- (“to turn, wind”), equivalent to wend +? -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Scots wander (“to wander”), German wandern (“to wander, roam, hike, migrate”), Swedish vandra (“to wander, hike”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w?nd?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w?nd?/
- (West Midlands, especially Birmingham) IPA(key): /?w?nd?/, IPA(key): /?w?nd?/
- Rhymes: -?nd?(?)
- Hyphenation: wan?der
Verb
wander (third-person singular simple present wanders, present participle wandering, simple past and past participle wandered)
- (intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
- They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins.
- “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; […]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
- Synonyms: err, roam
- (intransitive) To stray; stray from one's course; err.
- Bible, Psalms cxix.10:
- O, let me not wander from thy commandments.
- Bible, Psalms cxix.10:
- (intransitive) To commit adultery.
- Synonym: cheat
- (intransitive) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
- (intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
- Synonym: drift
Conjugation
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
wander (countable and uncountable, plural wanders)
- (countable) The act or instance of wandering.
- (uncountable) The situation where a value or signal etc. deviates from the correct or normal value.
- Hyponym: polar wander
- baseline wander in ECG signals
Translations
Anagrams
- Andrew, Darwen, Warden, drawne, warden, warned
German
Pronunciation
Verb
wander
- inflection of wandern:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
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slip
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: sl?p, IPA(key): /sl?p/
- Rhymes: -?p
Etymology 1
From Middle English slyp, slep, slyppe, from Old English slyp, slyppe, slipa (“a viscous, slimy substance”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *sleupan? (“to slip, sneak”), possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European *slewb-, *slewb?- (“slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to sneak, crawl”); or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *slippijan? (“to glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to glide”). Compare Old English sl?pan (“to slip, glide”), Old English c?slyppe, c?sloppe (“cowslip”).
Noun
slip (countable and uncountable, plural slips)
- (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
- (obsolete) Mud, slime.
Translations
Etymology 2
Probably from Middle Dutch slippe or Middle Low German slippe.
Noun
slip (plural slips)
- A twig or shoot; a cutting.
- (obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
- A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
- A long, thin piece of something.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Oenone
- moonlit slips of silver cloud
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Oenone
- A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
- (marine insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwriters.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
Apparently from Middle Low German slippen. Cognate to Dutch slippen, German schlüpfen. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slewb?- (“slip, slide”).
Verb
slip (third-person singular simple present slips, present participle slipping, simple past and past participle slipped or (obsolete) slipt)
- (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- (intransitive) To err.
- There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart.
- (intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
- (intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
- (transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
- (transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- He tried to slip a powder into her drink.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- (intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
- 1718, Matthew Prior, Alma, Canto II
- Thus one tradesman slips away, / To give his partner fairer play.
- Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- We slipped along the hedges, noiseless and swift […]
- 1718, Matthew Prior, Alma, Canto II
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move down; to slide.
- Profits have slipped over the past six months.
- (transitive, hunting, falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
- (intransitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To fly with the longitudinal axis misaligned with the relative wind; to sideslip.
- (transitive, cooking) To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
- (obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
- And slip no advantage / That may secure you.
- To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
- 1707, John Mortimer, The whole Art of Husbandry
- The branches also may be slipped and planted.
- 1707, John Mortimer, The whole Art of Husbandry
- To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
- To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
- (transitive, business) To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
Translations
Noun
slip (plural slips)
- An act or instance of slipping.
- I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.
- A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
- A slipdress.
- A mistake or error.
- a slip of the tongue
- This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.
- (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
- (nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
- (nautical) A slipway.
- (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
- (cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
- A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
- A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
- 1852, Samuel Baker, The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
- We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer.
- 1852, Samuel Baker, The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
- An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- (aviation) Sideslip.
- (printing, dated) A portion of the columns of a newspaper etc. struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
- (dated) A child's pinafore.
- An outside covering or case.
- (obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir W. Petty to this entry?)
- (ceramics) An aqueous suspension of minerals, usually clay, used, among other things, to stick workpieces together.
- A particular quantity of yarn.
- (Britain, dated) A narrow passage between buildings.
- (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
- (mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
- (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
- (electrical) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
- A fish, the sole.
Synonyms
- (a mistake): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, stumble, thinko
- (return to previous behaviour): lapse
Translations
Derived terms
- (undergarment): full slip, waist slip
Related terms
References
- slip at OneLook Dictionary Search
- slip in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- LIPs, LISP, LSPI, Lisp, lips, lisp, pils
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sl?p/
- Hyphenation: slip
- Rhymes: -?p
Etymology 1
From English slip, probably via French slip. The English word may itself be derived from Middle Dutch slippen (etymology 3 and 4) below.
Noun
slip f (plural slips, diminutive slipje n)
- A pair of briefs, a short type of underpants which covers the buttocks but nothing below
- (by extension, for women) A pair of knickers, any female underpants
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch slippe, sleppe. Related with German Schlips (“necktie”).
Noun
slip f (plural slippen, diminutive slipje n)
- tail, part of an upper garment hanging below the waist
Etymology 3
Deverbal from slippen (etymology 4).
Noun
slip m (uncountable)
- skid, an act or instance of slipping.
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: slip
Etymology 4
Verb
slip
- first-person singular present indicative of slippen
- imperative of slippen
Anagrams
- pils
French
Etymology
From English to slip.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slip/
Noun
slip m (plural slips)
- briefs (men's underwear)
Derived terms
- slip de bain
Further reading
- “slip” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- plis
Indonesian
Etymology 1
- From Dutch slip, the deverbal of slippen. Apparently from Middle Low German slippen. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slewb?- (“slip, slide”).
- Semantic loan from English slip (“small piece of paper”) for sense of small piece of paper, which came from above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?slip]
- Hyphenation: slip
Noun
slip (first-person possessive slipku, second-person possessive slipmu, third-person possessive slipnya)
- slip:
- an act or instance of slipping.
- Synonyms: tergelincir, selip
- small piece of paper.
- an act or instance of slipping.
Etymology 2
From English slip, from Middle English slyp, slep, slyppe, from Old English slyp, slyppe, slipa (“a viscous, slimy substance”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *sleupan? (“to slip, sneak”), possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European *slewb-, *slewb?- (“slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to sneak, crawl”); or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *slippijan? (“to glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to glide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?slip]
- Hyphenation: slip
Noun
slip (first-person possessive slipku, second-person possessive slipmu, third-person possessive slipnya)
- (archaeology, ceramics) slip: a thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
Further reading
- “slip” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
slip m (invariable)
- Men's or women's underwear (knickers, panties)
- swimming trunks
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
slip
- imperative of slipe
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian, standard): slij?p
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *sl?p?.
Adjective
slip (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- (Chakavian, Ikavian) blind
- 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):
- Slipi jeste [luduju?i],
- vaše boge veruju?i
- kî nigdare vas ne sliše
- ni vas koga [kad] utiše.
- late 15th century or early 16th century, Šiško Men?eti?, Ako ?eš, Stijepo moj, za mene što stvorit:
- Ter je prem sasma slip tko ne zri suna?ce
- 1546, Petar Zorani?, Planine:
- To j' uzrok da travi tako slip bog ljubven,
- a ne kako pravi tkogod nenau?en.
- 1559, Marin Drži?, Hekuba:
- Ma ovo nadvor gre u srdžbi i u gnijevu vas,
- krv s o?i slipih tre, s oružjem gre put nas;
- 1630s, Ivan Gunduli?, Osman:
- I gdi unutri o mrak slipi
- Nepoznat se junak hvata
- 1759, Antun Kanižli?
- Zato slipi, koji sri?i tamjan nose
- i u tugah svojih pomo? od nje prose;
- slipi, koji scine, da je ona ku?a,
- gdi ona prosine, svitla i mogu?a,
- i da dili blago slipa vila svima,
- i kad joj je drago, opet uzme njima.
- Zato slipi, koji sri?i tamjan nose
- 1762, Matija Antun Relkovi?, Satir iliti divji ?ovik:
- Zar ste slipi, tere ne vidite?
- 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):
Etymology 2
Neologism, from English slip (of paper).
Noun
slip m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- Credit or debit card receipt
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es?lip/, [es?lip]
Noun
slip m (plural slip)
- male briefs
- female underpants(less usual meaning)
References
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[3]
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English sleep.
Verb
slip
- sleep
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from English sleep.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slip/
Noun
slip (nominative plural slips)
- sleep
Declension
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