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"his slipping and slithering progress over the ice"adjectivemoving as on a slippery surface
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Definition that contains slipping
- spike each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)
- climber an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing
- slippage a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping
- slippage failing to hold or slipping out of place
- roughshod (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping
- nonslip designed to reduce or prevent slipping
- crampon an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing
- cleat a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
- prolapse the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
- calkin a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping