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slip the cable

slip the cable verb: to release the end of the cable (for mooring or anchoring) on board and let it all run out and go overboard, such as when it is not appropriate to weigh anchor.

Verb

slip the cable (third-person singular simple present slips the cable, present participle slipping the cable, simple past and past participle slipped the cable)

  1. (dated) To release the end of the cable (for mooring or anchoring) on board and let it all run out and go overboard, such as when it is not appropriate to weigh anchor.
  2. (dated, idiomatic) To die.
  3. (dated, idiomatic) To shed, to get rid of

Forms of slip the cable

third-person singular presentslips the cable
present participleslipping the cable
past participleslipped the cable
pastslipped the cable

Questions about slip the cable

What does slip the cable mean?
Slip the cable means to release the end of the cable (for mooring or anchoring) on board and let it all run out and go overboard, such as when it is not appropriate to weigh anchor.
What part of speech is slip the cable?
Slip the cable is a verb.
What is the past tense of slip the cable?
The past tense of slip the cable is slipped the cable.

Words near slip the cable in the dictionary

  1. slip someone's mind
  2. slip steward
  3. slip stewards
  4. slip stitch
  5. slip stitches
  6. slip the cable
  7. slip through
  8. slip through someone's fingers
  9. slip through the cracks
  10. slip through the net
  11. slip under

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