Slips

//slɪps// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of slip form-of, plural
  2. 2
    the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively plural, plural-only
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of slip form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Example

More examples

"Disk herniation is when cartilage, called 'intervertebral disk' and found between each vertebra, slips out."

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