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slippage

slippage

failing to hold or slipping out of place.

Related Terms

  • dislocating (v): to move out of position.
    Synonyms: dislocating, dislocate, dislocated, dislocates "dislocate joints", luxating, luxate, luxated, luxates "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically", splaying, splay, splayed, splaies, slipping, slip, slipped, slips

Keywords and Synonyms

  • slippage "the knots allowed no slippage"


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