slipper

Pluralslippers

Formsslippers, slippering, slippered

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A soft, comfortable shoe you wear inside the house.

   Like a soft sock with a sole, made for walking around the house.

   She put on her warm slippers before going downstairs.

   Keep one slipper by the bed for cold mornings.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A soft shoe that is easy to put on and take off.

   Like shoes you can step into without stopping to tie them.

   She kept a pair of soft slippers by the front door for guests.

   A good slipper goes on with one quick motion.

   Similarslip-on

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3. 3
   noundialectalHawaiiIndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeUScountable

   A rubber sandal that you hold on with a strap between your toes.

   We wore slippers to the beach all summer.

   She slid one foot into a slipper and walked to the pool.

   Similarsandal, thong

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4. 4
   noun

   A punishment where someone is hit on the bottom with a soft gym shoe.

   Back then, a misbehaving pupil might get the slipper.

   Teachers once used the slipper to punish students who broke the rules.

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5. 5
   verbAustraliaNew ZealandUKtransitive

   To hit someone on the bottom with a soft gym shoe as a punishment.

   Schools in Britain were once allowed to slipper pupils who broke the rules.

   My grandad says he got slippered for talking in class.

   Similarspank, beat, thrash

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   A flat metal piece on a sliding machine part that takes the wear and can be adjusted.

   Like a replaceable pad that takes the rubbing so the main part lasts longer.

   The mechanic replaced the worn slipper in the press.

   The slippers in the machine were adjusted to remove the wobble.

   Similargib

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   nouncountable

   A block that presses on a wagon wheel to slow it down.

   Like pressing a stick against a bike wheel to slow it down.

   The driver dropped the slipper to slow the cart on the hill.

   Worn slippers made the wagon hard to stop.

   Similardrag, skid, shoe

8. 8
   nouncountable

   A toilet pan shaped a bit like a shoe, used by people who must stay in bed.

   Like a flat pan shaped to slide under someone lying in bed.

   The nurse slid a slipper under the patient who could not leave the bed.

   The ward kept several slippers for patients who could not reach a bathroom.

   Similarbedpan

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9. 9
   nouneuphemisticcountable

   The soft gym shoe used to hit someone on the bottom as a punishment.

   The teacher kept an old slipper in his desk for punishing latecomers.

   One whack from the slipper was enough to quiet the class.

   Similarplimsoll

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    nouncountable

    A person or animal that slips or slides.

    Like someone who keeps sliding on a wet, smooth floor.

    On the icy path, he was a constant slipper, sliding at every step.

    The puppy was a hopeless slipper on the kitchen tiles.

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    nouncountable

    A child's apron worn over clothes to keep them clean.

    Mom tied a clean slipper over the toddler's dress before lunch.

    After baking bread, the little boy's slipper had flour all down the front, from his chest to his knees.

    Similarpinafore, apron, smock, pinny

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