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Ausrutschen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
  • slip verb To lose one's footing or grip and slide accidentally.

Senses

Ausrutschen is used for these senses in English:

  • slide (intransitive, slang) To go; to move from one place or to another.
  • slip (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
  • slip (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

slide — full definition

  1. verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
  2. verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
  3. noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
  4. noun A single page of a computer presentation.
  5. noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.

slip — full definition

  1. verb To lose one's footing or grip and slide accidentally.
  2. verb To move, put, or go somewhere quickly, quietly, or without being noticed.
  3. noun A small piece of paper, often used for a form, receipt, or brief note.
  4. noun A minor and usually unintentional mistake.
  5. noun A woman's undergarment worn beneath a dress, or a pillowcase-like fabric cover.

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