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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

slip under en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To succumb to a change of mental state; or by extension, to succumb to a change in control.
    • she murmured as she slipped under the fog. 1994, Nora Roberts, Nora Roberts' The Irish-Born Trilogy:
    • As the bender wore on, Morrissey and his cronies eventually slipped under the haze of the booze. 2016, Brian Bouyea, Bare Knuckles & Saratoga Racing:
    • When the Han court slipped under the sinister influence of eunuchs in the middle of the second century... 1994, Charles Holcomb, In the Shadow of the Han:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
slipping under Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
slipped under Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
slipped under Tense=Past lexicographic
slips under Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic