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Definition of Slipped
1. slip [v] - See also: slip
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slipped
Literary usage of Slipped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1858)
"... but it constantly slipped from the grasp, and was soon at the bottom of the
meatus. Mortified with my failure, I ceased my efforts, and directed the ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1846)
"While doing so, it slipped out of his hand, and fell into the water. In vain he
searched for it, even till it grew dark. He thought it fell into the hollow ..."
3. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"Charges and scuf- fles he held in contempt, and, when they were inevitable,
slipped between Mulvaney ..."
4. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"They filed out and Alan spared Davey a look over his shoulder as they slipped
away, head down on his knees, rocking in time with their mother. ..."
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