verb
1. leave furtively and stealthily (Freq. 1)
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The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard
• Syn: ↑steal away, ↑sneak away, ↑sneak off, ↑sneak out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
2. pass by (Freq. 1)
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three years elapsed
• Syn:
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Something is ——ing PP
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depart without saying goodbye; leave quietly or surreptitiously
■ slowly disappear; recede or dwindle
his ability to concentrate is slipping away
■ die peacefully (used euphemistically)
he lay there and quietly slipped away
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slip away [phrasal verb]
1 : to pass out of existence
The afternoon quietly slipped away.
They saw their four-run lead slip away.
Their grandmother slipped away [=died] in her sleep last night.
2 : to leave a place without being noticed
They slipped away from the party right after dinner.
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Main Entry: ↑slip
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ˌslip aˈway derived
to stop existing; to disappear or die
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Their support gradually slipped away.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.