Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.
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Examples for "slip "
Examples for "slip "
1 A year ago, however, that name started to slip away from her.
2 Nikki almost let slip the truth and said, For the moral support.
3 He asked her to write her question on a slip of paper.
4 Well I hope they choose to let slip a little more today.
5 Think I'll just slip in there and tell Marion the good news.
1 Her main problem is the slide in Labour support in the capital.
2 Problems in Europe are prompting the New Zealand dollar to slide sharply.
3 Economists expect Latin America's third-largest economy to slide into recession this year.
4 So I have a prepared, just a slide to answer this question.
5 Economists expect the economy will slide into recession in the second quarter.
1 Thatcher Demko made 29 saves to help Vancouver end a four-game skid .
2 There's no skid marks off the road, so I don't think so.
3 Lad halted in his scamper, with a suddenness that made him skid .
4 Clamping down his breathing, he listened to the skid of his heart.
5 The Chiefs appear to have righted their ship after a five-game skid .
1 We spent seven days in and out of that slue .
2 Pull port, back starboard, and slue the boat round with her nose toward them.
3 Then Marigold and I will slue this one round, and then we'll send him a tow.
4 All dose I seed, honey-des ' es slue - footed
5 De ve'y idee er dem slue - footed Yankees er shellin' our town an' scerin' all our ladies ter death.
6 There was danger also that the tow-line might slue both men into the icy waters and upset the boat.
7 We boarded the river steamboat "Cocopah," towing a barge loaded with soldiers, and steamed away for the slue .
8 It is what the river-men call a " slue channel"; and we had to take frequent soundings to follow it.
9 Young Jean Groseillers went white as the sails, and scarce had strength to slue the guns back or jacket their muzzles.
10 Ef Ole Miss 'ud been yer thoo' dis las' war, dar wouldn't er been no slue - footed Yankees a-foolin' roun' her parlour.
11 On account of the wind, which blew again with great violence, the "Cocopah" could not leave the slue that day.
12 The whole ribbed framework of the vessel was strained and slued .
13 He took hold of his side, slued around, and staggered a few paces.
14 He slued round and went away steady, picking a bit as he went.
15 His hindquarters slued off the edge and into space.
16 Some of the carts slued as they rolled through a drift of spilled dry beans.
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