slip (v.) Copy link Outline A. Intrans.I. Lit.II. Fig.B. Trans.I. To allow to run outII. To convey secretly • slip (v.): A. Intrans.: I. Lit.: to slide along: lābor, psus, 3: v. to glide. Phr.: the foot more readily s.ing on the incline, in prono citius pede se fallente, Liv. 21, 36, med.: so, Curt. 4, 9, ad fin., quum saxa lubrica vestigium fallerent: cf. Virg. Aen. 5, 331, vestigia haud tenuit. II. Fig.: to escape: esp. in phr. to let slip. Phr.: to let s. an opportunity, occasionem amittere, Caes. B. G. 3, 13; praetermittere, id. B. C. 3, 25; dimittere, Nep. Milt. 3; occasioni deesse, Caes. B. C. 3, 79. See also foll. artt. B. Trans.: I. To allow to run out: to s. her cable (of a ship), perh. retinacula omittere. II. To convey secretly: furtim dare, inserere, tradere.