slip-n; 17 Senses

Sense Number 1: a mistake during communication

Commentary: SLIP[+event][+communication][+mistake]

Examples:
The candidate is known for making slips of the tongue during his speeches.
Another diplomatic slip such as that could lead to an escalation of the conflict.
John regretted his slip of mentioning to Mary that he'd seen her boyfriend with Sally.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: physical skid or stumble

Commentary: SLIP[+event][+stumble][+skid]

Examples:
Pete banged up his knee from a slip on the ice.
A single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside.

Mappings:
PropBank: slip.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7, 13

Sense Number 3: a measurable fall to a lower level

Commentary: SLIP[+quantity][+measure][+decrease]

Examples:
There has been a noticeable slip in home prices this year.
Stocks continued their further slip into bear territory this week.

Mappings:
PropBank: slip.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1a

Sense Number 4: dockside berth for a boat

Commentary: SLIP[+artifact][+structure][+berth][+dockside][+for_boat]

Examples:
Bob keeps his boat in a slip, rather than on a mooring.
The marina charges $60 a night to rent a slip.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 5: a ramp for launching boats into the water

Commentary: SLIP[+artifact][+structure][+ramp][+launch][+boat]

Examples:
They backed the trailer with the motorboat down the slip into the water.
Only canoes and kayaks may be launched from these slips.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 6: small narrow sheet of paper

Commentary: SLIP[+artifact][+paper][+sheet][+small][+narrow]

Examples:
The company is issuing pink slips next week.
I wrote down John's phone number on a slip of paper.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10

Sense Number 7: pillowcase

Commentary: SLIP[+artifact][+linens][+pillowcase]

Examples:
The maid changed the sheets and slips on the beds.
These pillow slips are made of fine Egyptian cotton.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 12

Sense Number 8: a woman's chemise, undergarment

Commentary: SLIP[+artifact][+undergarment][+womens][+chemise]

Examples:
Mary told Sally that her slip was showing beneath her skirt.
It's a glamour shot of the film star in a black, satin slip.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 11

Sense Number 9: calculated escape

Commentary: SLIP[+event][+escape][+calculated]

Examples:
The burglar gave the police the slip by going down a back alleyway.
John's quiet slip past the door was in the hopes of avoiding Mary.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 15

Sense Number 10: a cutting from a plant for grafting or planting

Commentary: SLIP[+entity][+part][+anatomical][+cutting][+from_plant][+for_growing]

Examples:
Sally gave me some slips from her begonia.
Put the impatiens slip in the water and it will grow roots.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 11: a slender young person

Commentary: SLIP[+person][+young][+slender]

Examples:
The violin prodigy was just a slip of a boy.
Can such a slip of a girl handle such a big horse?

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 12: tendency of motion against another surface

Commentary: SLIP[+quality][+tendency][+of_motion][+against_surface]

Examples:
The helmsman felt the slip of the tiller.
The buckle reduces the slip of the rope.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 13: sideways aerobatic maneuver

Commentary: SLIP[+event][+maneuver][+aerobatic][+sideways]

Examples:
The pilot performed a slip in his biplane, then did a barrel roll.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 14

Sense Number 14: thinned potter's clay used for a coating

Commentary: SLIP[+artifact][+coating][+clay][+thinned][+potters]

Examples:
The potter applied a decorative slip to the ceramic plate.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 15: horizontal displacement along a fault line

Commentary: SLIP[+quantity][+measure][+distance][+displacement][+horizontal][+along_fault]

Examples:
After the earthquake, the slip had increased by two feet.
The geology students measured the slips of several faults.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1e

Sense Number 16: a type of knitting stitch

Commentary: SLIP[+artifact][+stitch][+knitting][+variety]

Examples:
Mary added decorative slips of different-colored yarn along the hem of the sweater.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 17: long flat strips of a material

Commentary: SLIP[+artifact][+strip][+flat][+narrow][+of_material]

Examples:
John put slips of wood under the door to stop the cold air.
Make small incisions in the leg of lamb and insert a slip of garlic into each one.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9