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slip under

slip under verb: to succumb to a change of mental state; or by extension, to succumb to a change in control.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To succumb to a change of mental state; or by extension, to succumb to a change in control.
    • 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
    • As the bender wore on, Morrissey and his cronies eventually slipped under the haze of the booze.2016, Brian Bouyea, Bare Knuckles & Saratoga Racing

Forms of slip under

third-person singular presentslips under
present participleslipping under
past participleslipped under
pastslipped under

Questions about slip under

What does slip under mean?
Slip under means to succumb to a change of mental state; or by extension, to succumb to a change in control.
What part of speech is slip under?
Slip under is a verb.
What is the past tense of slip under?
The past tense of slip under is slipped under.

Words near slip under in the dictionary

  1. slip the cable
  2. slip through
  3. slip through someone's fingers
  4. slip through the cracks
  5. slip through the net
  6. slip under
  7. slip under the radar
  8. slip up
  9. slip-and-slide
  10. slip-and-slides
  11. slip-case

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