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barely, hardly, just, marginally, scarcely—more at JUST

1slim adjective slim·mer; slim·mest [ORIGIN: D, bad, inferior, fr. MD, slimp crooked, bad]

1 a : of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length : THIN

b : having a relatively small proportion of flesh : SLENDER

2 : limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent : SCANTY, MEAGER

Synonyms

[1a] fine, narrow, skinny, slender, thin—more at NARROW

[1b] lean, skinny, slender, spare, thin—more at THIN

[2] meager, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimpy, sparse, stingy—more at MEAGER

[2] negligible, off, outside, remote, slight, small—more at REMOTE

2slim verb slimmed; slim·ming : to make or become slender

slime noun 1 : sticky mud

2 : a slippery substance (as on the skin of a slug or catfish)

Synonyms

mire, muck, mud, ooze, slop, sludge, slush—more at MUD

slimy adjective slim·i·er; -est 1 : of, relating to, or resembling slime

2 : covered with or yielding slime

Synonyms

miry, mucky, muddy, oozy, slushy—more at MUDDY

1sling verb slung ; sling·ing 1 : to throw forcibly : FLING

2 : to hurl with or as if with a sling

Synonyms

cast, catapult, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, peg, pelt, pitch, throw, toss—more at THROW

2sling noun 1 : a short strap with strings attached for hurling stones or shot

2 : something (as a rope or chain) used to hoist, lower, support, or carry; especially : a bandage hanging from the neck to support an arm or hand

3sling verb slung ; sling·ing 1 : place in a sling for hoisting or lowering

2 : to suspend by or as if by a sling

Synonyms

dangle, hang, suspend, swing—more at HANG

sling·shot noun : a forked stick with elastic bands for shooting small stones or shot

slink verb slunk also slinked ; slink·ing 1 : to move stealthily or furtively

2 : to move sinuously

— slinky adjective

Synonyms

lurk, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slip, snake, sneak, steal—more at SNEAK

1slip verb slipped; slip·ping 1 : to escape quietly or secretly

2 : to slide along or cause to slide along smoothly

3 : to make a mistake

4 : to pass unnoticed or undone

5 : to fall off from a standard or level

6 : to get speedily into or out of clothing

7 : to insert quietly or secretly

8 : to slide out of place or away from a support or one's grasp

Synonyms

[2] bowl, breeze, coast, drift, flow, glide, roll, sail, skim, slide, stream, sweep, whisk—more at FLOW

usually slip on or slip into [6] don, put on, throw—more at PUT ON

[7] infiltrate, insinuate, sneak, work, worm—more at INSINUATE

[8] fall, stumble, topple, trip, tumble—more at FALL

2slip noun 1 : a ramp for repairing ships

2 : a ship's berth between two piers

3 : secret or hurried departure, escape, or evasion

4 : an unintentional and trivial mistake or fault : BLUNDER

5 : the act or an instance of slipping down or out of a place; also : a sudden mishap

6 : a woman's one-piece garment worn under a dress

7 : PILLOWCASE

Synonyms

[3] escape, flight, getaway, lam—more at ESCAPE

[4] blunder, error, fault, flub, fumble, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, stumble—more at ERROR

[5] fall, spill, stumble, tumble—more at FALL

3slip noun 1 : a shoot or twig from a plant for planting or grafting

2 : a long narrow strip; especially : one of paper used for a record

4slip verb slipped; slip·ping : to take slips from (a plant)

slip·knot noun : a knot that slips along the rope around which it is made

slipped disk noun : a protrusion of one of the disks of cartilage between vertebrae with pressure on spinal nerves resulting esp. in low back pain

slip·per noun : a light low shoe that may be easily slipped on and off

slip·pery adjective slip·per·i·er; -est 1 : icy, wet, smooth, or greasy enough to cause one to fall or lose one's hold

2 : not to be trusted : TRICKY

— slip·per·i·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] greasy, slick, slithery—more at SLICK

[2] furtive, shady, shifty, sly, sneaky, stealthy, tricky