slipper
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slip·per
(slĭp′ər)n.
A low shoe that can be slipped on and off easily and is usually worn indoors.
slip′pered (slĭp′ərd) adj.
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slipper
(ˈslɪpə)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a light shoe of some soft material, for wearing around the house
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's evening or dancing shoe
3. (Cricket) cricket informal a fielder in the slip position
vb
(tr) informal to hit or beat with a slipper
ˈslippered adj
ˈslipper-ˌlike adj
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slip•per
(ˈslɪp ər)n.
any light, low-cut shoe into which the foot may be easily slipped, for wear in the home, for dancing, etc.
[1470–80]
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slipper
Past participle: slippered
Gerund: slippering
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| Noun | 1. |  slipper - low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors |
| 2. | slipper - a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" snowboarder - someone who slides down snow-covered slopes while standing on a snowboard |
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slipper
noun carpet slipper, mule, moccasin, bedroom slipper, house-shoe She rushed from the scene in dressing gown and slippers.
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Translations
خُف، شِبْشِبشِبْشِب
pantofelpapučetrepkabačkora
hjemmeskoslippers
tohvelitossu
papuča
mamuszpapucs
inniskór
スリッパ
실내화
čība
copata
toffla
รองเท้าสวมเดินในบ้าน
dép
slipper
[ˈslɪpəʳ] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
slipper
[ˈslɪpər] n → chausson m, pantoufle fa pair of slippers → une paire de chaussons, une paire de pantoufles
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slipper
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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slip1
(slip) – past tense, past participle slipped – verb1. to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing. I slipped and fell on the path.
2. to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control. The plate slipped out of my grasp.
3. to drop in standard. I'm sorry about my mistake – I must be slipping!
4. to move quietly especially without being noticed. She slipped out of the room.
5. to escape from. The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.
6. to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement. She slipped the letter back in its envelope.
noun1. an act of slipping. Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.
2. a usually small mistake. Everyone makes the occasional slip.
3. a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.
4. (also ˈslipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.
ˈslipper noun a loose, soft kind of shoe for wearing indoors.
ˈslippery adjective1. so smooth as to cause slipping. The path is slippery – watch out!
2. not trustworthy. He's rather a slippery character.
ˈslipperiness nounslip road
a road for joining or leaving a motorway.
ˈslipshod adjective (of work etc) untidy; careless. The teacher told him his work was slipshod.
give (someone) the slip to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner. The crooks gave the policemen the slip.
let slip1. to miss (an opportunity etc). I let the chance slip, unfortunately.
2. to say (something) unintentionally. She let slip some remark about my daughter.
slip into to put on (clothes) quickly. She slipped into her nightdress.
slip off1. to take (clothes) off quickly. Slip off your shoe.
2. to move away noiselessly or hurriedly. We'll slip off when no-one's looking.
slip on to put on (clothes) quickly.
slip up to make a mistake; to fail to do something: They certainly slipped up badly over the new appointment (noun ˈslip-up) Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
slipper
→ شِبْشِب bačkora hjemmesko Pantoffel παντόφλα zapatilla tohveli chausson papuča pantofola スリッパ 실내화 slipper tøffel pantofel chinelo тапочек toffla รองเท้าสวมเดินในบ้าน terlik dép 拖鞋Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009