# slips

Pronunciation: say "SLIPS" /slɪps/

## Noun

1. Plural of slip. — plural of slip
   - Simple: Plural of slip. Use this when you mean more than one slip.
   - _The betting slips piled up on the counter by closing time._
   - _She made a few slips while reading the speech aloud._
3. In cricket, the region of the field beside the wicketkeeper on the off side, or the fielders stationed there to catch balls edged off the bat.
   - Simple: In cricket, the fielding spots near the wicketkeeper, ready to catch a ball off the edge of the bat.
   - _He was caught in the slips off the very first delivery of the match._
   - _The captain packed the slips with three fielders to attack the new ball._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of slip. — third-person singular simple present indicative of slip
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of slip. Use it after he, she, or it.
   - _The sharp knife slips easily through the ripe tomato._
   - _Time slips away quickly when you are enjoying yourself._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/slips (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).