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1 n 1 utelezi; kuponyoka; kosa dogo, kujikwaa. (fig) ~ of the tongue/pen kosa dogo katika kusema/kuandika. give the ~ to somebody ponyoka/toroka mtu. there's many a ~ twixt (the) cup and (the) lip (prov) binadamu hupanga Mungu akapangua. 2 (of pillow) foronya; (underskirt) gagulo. gym-~ n vazi la msichana la kuchezea sarakasi. 3 karatasi nyembamba. 4 chipukizi. 5 kijana mwembamba. 6 (usu pl also slip-way) bunta, jahabu. 7 (pl) jukwaa dogo pembeni mwa jukwaa kuu. 8 (for earthen ware) tope la majimaji vi 1 teleza, serereka, sepetuka. 2 nyiririka, nyapa, nyata. 3 ponyoka, agaa, churupuka the cup ~ped from his hand kikombe. let something ~ achilia jambo/kitu bila kukusudia; toa/fichua siri. ~ through one's fingers (lit or fig) ponyoka. ~ one's mind (of a name, address, message) potea (akilini). 4 vuta/sukuma/vua vuta upesi upesi; penyeza. 5 achia (makosa madogo, n.k.) kufanyika (hasa kutokana na uzembe). ~ up (colloq) kosea. slip-up n kosa dogo. 6 (of ship, etc) penya. 7 achia huru; funguka, toka ghafla; (of a cow) zaa kabla ya wakati wake. 8 (compounds) ~ carriage/ coach n behewa la mwisho (linaloweza kuachanishwa bila kufanya treni isiende). ~-cover n foronya; kitambaa cha kufunikia samani. slip-knot n fundo la kitanzi; fundo linaloweza kufunguliwa kwa kuvuta ncha zake kwa urahisi. ~-road n (US) (access road) barabara ndogo ya kuingia/kutoka baraste. ~-stream n mkondo wa hewa kutoka katika rafadha au injini za ndege. slipper n (often Pairs of ~s) sapatu, ndara,makubadhi, koshi. sliped adj -liovaa sapatu/ makubadhi. slippery adj 1 (of surface) telezi; (fig) (of a subject) nyeti, -enye kuhitaji uangalifu be on a ~pery slope (fig) elekea hatarini. 2 (fig of persons) -janja, -erevu, -laghai. slipperiness n 1 utelezi. 2 ujanja. slippy adj (colloq) 1 telezi; -a kuponyoka (kwa urahisi), -a kuchurupuka. 2 (dated) haraka look ~py fanya haraka.