name and address on this pink slip. 2 tech a small branch cut for planting; CUTTING 3 [+of; usually sing.] old-fash infml a small thin young person: She's only a slip of a girl. 4 a place next to a PIER or in a HARBOUR to keep a boat in the water → see also PILLOWCASE
slip·case /ˈslip,keɪs/ n a usually cardboard protective cover with one open end, for keeping a book in
slip·cov·er /ˈslipkʌvər/ n AmE 1 a DUST JACKET 2 a loose cloth cover for furniture which is easily removed for cleaning
slip·knot /'slipnɒt|-nɑːt/ n a knot that can be tightened round something by pulling one of its ends
'slip-on adj [A] (of shoes) able to be put on without fastenings: slip-on shoes — slip-on n: a pair of slip-ons
slip·page /'slipɪdʒ/ n [C;U] (the amount of) slipping: a steep slippage in the peso | a general slippage in management discipline
'slipped 'disc n [S] a painful movement out of place of one of the DISCs (=connecting parts) between vertebrae (VERTE-BRA) in the human back → see also slip a disc (SLIP)
'slip road BrE, | ramp AmE — n a road for driving onto or off a MOTORWAY
slip·per /ˈslipər/ also carpet slipper old use — n a light shoe with the top made from soft material, usually worn indoors → see also GLASS SLIPPER; see PAIR (USAGE)
slippery 'slope n [S to] BrE infml a situation in which it is difficult to change your mind or go back: Once they've tried soft drugs they're really on the slippery slope to addiction.
slip·shod /'slipʃɒd|-ʃɑːd/ adj careless; not exact or thorough: a slipshod piece of work | slipshod reasoning
slip·py /'slipi/ adj BrE infml 1 slippery 2 look slippy [usually imperative] to hurry up; be quick
slip·per·y /ˈslipəri/ adj 1 difficult to hold or to stand on, drive on etc, without slipping: Drive very carefully; the roads are wet and slippery. | a slippery fish 2 infml not to be trusted; SHIFTY: Don't lend any money to him – he's a slippery customer. (=an untrustworthy person) —-iness n [U]
slip·stream¹ /slipstriːm/ n 1 an area of low air pressure just behind a fast-moving vehicle, e.g. a racing car, which helps a following driver to keep up his or her speed easily 2 a stream of air driven backwards by an aircraft engine
slipstream² v [1] to drive in the slipstream of the vehicle in front
'slip-up n a usually slight unintentional mistake → see also SLIP
slip·way /ˈslipweɪ/ n a track sloping down into the water for moving ships into or out of water
slit $ ^{1} $ /slit/ n a long narrow cut or opening: Light shone through a slit under the door. → compare SLOT
slit² v slit, present participle -tt- [T] to make a slit in; cut, especially carefully or intentionally: Her long dress was slit up to the knee in Chinese style. | They slit his throat. | She slit the envelope open with a knife.
slith·er /'slɪðər/ v [l+adv/prep] 1 to move (one's body) in a slipping or twisting way: a snake slithering through the long grass 2 to slide or slip (while trying to walk): People were slithering about on the icy pavement.
slith·er·y /'slɪðəri/ adj slippery in appearance or feeling
sliv•er /'slivər/ n [(of)] a small thin pointed and often sharp piece cut or torn off: a sliver of glass from the broken window
sliv•o•vitz /'slivəvɪts, 'sliː-/ n [U] a strong alcoholic drink made in SE Europe from PLUMS
Sloane Ranger /ˌslaʊnˈreɪndʒər/ also Sloane n a STEREOTYPE of a young English person, especially a young woman, who comes from a rich UPPER-CLASS family and has CONSERVATIVE political values. Sloane Rangers wear very expensive clothes, and spend most of their time shopping in fashionable parts of London such as CHELSEA and SLOANE SQUARE. They speak with a very strong upper-class ACCENT and say 'OK, yah'. The expression Sloane Ranger, which is based on an old television character called the LONE RANGER, was very popular during the 1980s, but is now becoming old-fashioned. → see also HOORAY HENRY —Sloaney adj
Sloane 'Square a fashionable, expensive part of central London with many expensive shops
slob /slob|slɑːb/ n infml a rude, lazy, dirty, or carelessly dressed person: When are you going to get out of bed, you fat slob?
Slob, Wayne and Way·net·ta /we'netə/ two humorous characters invented by Harry ENFIELD for his British television programme. They are STEREOTYPES (=people who represent a fixed idea of what a particular type of person is like) of British people of the lowest social class. They spend their time watching television, smoking cigarettes, eating lots of PIZZA and arguing. They wear unfashionable clothes and do not care about how they look.
slob·ber /'slobər/ v [l] derog 1 to have SALVA (=the liquid produced by the mouth) running from one's mouth: I hate having dogs slobbering all over my hand. 2 [(over)] to express feelings of admiration too openly and without careful judgment: This is the worst sort of poetry, slobbering over the beauties of nature. → compare DROOL
sloe /sləʊ/ n a small bitter kind of PLUM
,sloe 'gin n [U] an alcoholic drink made with SLOEs, GIN, and sugar
slog¹ /slog‖sla:g/ v -gg- 1 [l+adv/prep] infml especially BrE to do hard dull work without stopping; make one's way by continuous effort: That maths homework was really difficult; I slogged away at it for hours. | We slogged up the hill through the mud. 2 [l;T] infml especially BrE (especially in cricket) to hit (the ball) hard and wildly —~ger n
slog² n 1 [S;U] BrE (a period of) hard dull work without stopping; It was a real slog addressing all those envelopes. I the long hard slog ahead 2 [S] BrE (especially in cricket) a wild hard hit 3 [S] a period of difficult walking; a long slog up the mountain
slo·gan /'sləʊgən/ n a short phrase expressing a usually political or advertising message: 'Small is beautiful' was his slogan. | demonstrators chanting anti-nuclear slogans | to daub slogans on walls → compare MOTTO
slo-mo /'sləʊməʊ/ adj. n infml SLOW MOTION
sloop /slup/ n. 1 a small sailing ship with one central MAST (=pole) and sails along its length 2 a small armed ship such as a CUTTER
$  \text{slop}^1/\text{slop}||\text{sla}:p/v-\text{pp} \cdot 1 \text{ [T]}  $ to cause (a liquid) to go over the side of a container; SPILL: He stirred in the sugar vigorously, slopping tea into the saucer as he did so. 2 [|+adv/prep] (of a liquid) to do this: Some of the soup slopped over the edge of the bowl.  $ \rightarrow $ compare SLOSH 3 [T] AmE to feed (pigs)
slop about/around phr v [l] infml 1 derog to move about in a lazy purposeless way 2 to play in or move about in anything wet or dirty
slop out phr v [l] BrE (of a prisoner) to empty SLOPs from a CHAMBER POT
slop² also slops pl. — n [U] 1 derog tasteless liquid food 2 liquid waste from food or drinks: slops from the tea and coffee cups 3 food waste, especially for feeding to animals 4 BrE dirty water or URINE
slope¹ /slaup/ v [1] to lie or move in a direction neither completely upright nor completely flat; be or go at an angle: The mountains slope down to the sea. | The floor slopes badly here. | sloping handwriting
slope off phr v [1] BrE infml to go away secretly, especially so as to escape or avoid work: As soon as the boss left I sloped off home.
slope² n 1 a surface that slopes; a piece of ground going up or down: to climb a steep slope | a gentle slope | a ski slope | (fig.) The party is on the slippery slope to ruin. 2 a degree of sloping; a measure of an angle from a level direction: a slope of 30 degrees
slop·py /'slopɪl'slaːpi/ adj 1 not careful or thorough enough: This is a very sloppy piece of work. 2 infml (especially of clothes) loose, informal, and careless-looking or dirty-looking: a sloppy old sweater 3 infml silly in showing feelings: sloppy sentimentalism —pily adv —piness n [U]
sloppy joe /ˌslɒpiˈdʒəʊlˌslɑːr/ n AmE a dish made from BEEF with SPICES added served on a BUN
slosh /slɒʃ/ /v/ infml 1 [|t] to move or cause (a liquid) to move about (as if) against the sides of a container: Water sloshed about in the bottom of the boat. | She sloshed the wine around in her glass → compare SLOP 2 [|+adv/prep] to walk