Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent] SLIP NP2[concrete] (PP[recipient]) NP1[agent] SLIP NP2[+recipient] NP3[concrete] NP1[topic] SLIP[intransitive] ADVP/PP[location] NP1 SLIP[transitive] NP2[location] Includes: SLIP IN, SLIP AWAY, SLIP BY
Examples:
John slipped the border guard a twenty dollar bill.
Mary slipped in some references to her own work in the report.
The man slipped a note to Sally under the table.
The enemy ship slipped into the harbor under the cover of darkness.
We quietly slipped away from the talk to have an ice cream.
The couple let too many years slip away without ever taking a vacation.
They slipped by the guards and into the soldiers' barracks.
The cat burglar has slipped the police again!
You'd better buy before your chance slips away.
I was appalled at how easily the lie slipped from my lips.
The more you tighten your grasp, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.
Mappings:
VerbNet: send-11.1-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: slip.02,slip.03,slip.04
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 7
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
slip_by 1
slip_away 1, 2
slip_in 1
Commentary:
NOTE: compare carefully to sense 1; this sense does not have the implication of moving steathily or escaping Includes moving into a state or location Syntax is: NP1[patient] SLIP/SLIP_ON/OFF PP[locative] NP1[agent] SLIP_ON/OFF NP2[concrete] Includes: SLIP OFF, SLIP ON
Examples:
Bob slipped on the wet marble floor.
The children were slipping all over the ice.
The silky cloth slipped from the table on to the floor.
Her hair kept slipping into her eyes as she bent over the cauldron.
The figurine kept slipping off the cake.
She slipped on her shoes and ran out the door.
He held her hand and slipped on the diamond ring.
She slipped into her nightgown.
He lost so much blood that he slipped into a coma.
Sam has easily slipped into the role of counselor, listener, and friend.
Mappings:
VerbNet: split-23.2
FrameNet: Dressing,Undressing
PropBank: slip.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 5, 8, 9
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
slip_off 1
slip_on 1
Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[topic] SLIP (ADVP) (PP[attributive])
Examples:
Stocks slipped in heavy trading today.
Analysts think it unlikely the economy will slip into recession.
John's grades are slipping this semester.
That restaurant's standards have been slipping recently.
Mappings:
VerbNet: calibratable_cos-45.6-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: slip.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent] SLIP PP NP1[agent] SLIP UP PP NP1[agent] SLIP (UP) NP2 includes VPC: slip_up
Examples:
NASA slipped in their calculations of exactly where the rocket would go.
You can't slip John up with those brainteasers.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
slip_up 1
Commentary: Includes idiom: slip_one's_mind
Examples:
The unpleasant event has slipped their memory.
The name of that film has slipped my mind.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
slip_one's_mind 1
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[patient] SLIP NP2[concrete] (PP[instrument]) NP1[patient] SLIP PP[locative] Includes: SLIP OFF
Examples:
Bill slipped a disk trying to move the piano.
The clutch keeps slipping third gear.
I think I've slipped my shoulder.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 11