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 Slip, n.
 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.
 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
    This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.   --Fuller.
 3. A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.
    A native slip to us from foreign seeds.   --Shak.
    The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride.   --R. Browning.
 4. A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.
    Moonlit slips of silver cloud.   --Tennyson.
 A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon
 Sure to be rounded into beauty soon.   --Longfellow.
 5. 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.
    We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer.   --Sir S. Baker.
 6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip.
 7. Print. A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
 8. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically: (a) A loose garment worn by a woman. (b) A child's pinafore. (c) An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip. (d) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. [R.]
 9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. [Obs.]
 10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. [Prov. Eng.]
 11. Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts.
 12. A particular quantity of yarn. [Prov. Eng.]
 13. An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.
 14. An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. [U. S.]
 15. A narrow passage between buildings. [Eng.]
 16. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. [U. S.]
 17. Mining. A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
 18. Engin. The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she 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.
 19. Zool. A fish, the sole.
 20. Cricket A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip.
 22.Mach. (a) The retrograde movement on a pulley of a belt as it slips. (b) In a link motion, the  undesirable sliding movement of the link relatively to the link block, due to swinging of the link.
 23.  Elec. The difference between the actual and synchronous speed of an induction motor.
 23.  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 underwrites.
 To give one the slip, to slip away from one; to elude one.
 Slip dock. See under Dock.
 Slip link Mach., a connecting link so arranged as to allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion.
 Slip rope Naut., a rope by which a cable is secured preparatory to slipping. --Totten.
 Slip stopper Naut., an arrangement for letting go the anchor suddenly.
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 Dock, n.
 1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide.
 2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock.
 3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands.
 Balance dock, a kind of floating dock which is kept level by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the compartments of side chambers.
 Dry dock, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in constructing or repairing ships. The name includes structures used for the examination, repairing, or building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks, hydraulic docks, etc.
 Floating dock, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and, by floating, to lift a vessel out of water.
 Graving dock, a dock for holding a ship for graving or cleaning the bottom, etc.
 Hydraulic dock, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of the water by hydraulic presses.
 Naval dock, a dock connected with which are naval stores, materials, and all conveniences for the construction and repair of ships.
 Sectional dock, a form of floating dock made in separate sections or caissons.
 Slip dock, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship.
 Wet dock, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a basin.