prej·u·dice ( prµj"…-d¹s) n. 1. a. An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts. See note at predilection . b. A preconceived preference or idea. 2. The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions. 3. Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion. 4. Detriment or injury caused to a person by the preconceived, unfavorable conviction of another or others. v. tr. prej·u·diced prej·u·dic·ing prej·u·dic·es 1. To cause (someone) to judge prematurely and irrationally. 2. To affect injuriously or detrimentally by a judgment or an act. See note at bias . [Middle English from Old French from Latin praei¿diciumprae- pre- i¿dicium judgment( from i¿dex i¿dic-judge) ;See deik- in Indo-European Roots.]

deik- . Important derivatives are: teach token digit toe dictate addict condition predict preach index indicate judge prejudice revenge disk To show, pronounce solemnly; also in derivatives referring to the directing of words or objects. I. Variant *deig- . 1. O-grade form *doig- . a. TEACH , from Old English t Æcan, to show, instruct, from Germanic *taikjan , to show; b. (i) TOKEN , from Old English t ³cen, t ³cn, sign, mark; (ii) BETOKEN , from Old English t ³cnian, to signify; (iii) TETCHY , from Gothic taikns , sign; (iv) TACHISME , from Old French tache , teche , mark, stain. (i), (ii), (iii) , and (iv) all from Germanic *taiknam . 2. DIGIT , from Latin digitus , finger ( < " pointer," " indicator"). II. Basic form *deik- . 1. Possibly o-grade form *doik- . TOE , from Old English t ³, tahe , toe, from Germanic *taihw ½. 2. Basic form *deik- . DICTATE , DICTION , DICTUM , DITTO , DITTY ; ADDICT , BENEDICTION , CONDITION , CONTRADICT , EDICT , FATIDIC , ( INDICT ), INDITE , INTERDICT , JURIDICAL , JURISDICTION , MALEDICT , PREDICT , VALEDICTION , VERDICT , VERIDICAL , VOIR DIRE , from Latin d ºcere, to say, tell. 3. Zero-grade form *dik- ³-. ABDICATE , DEDICATE , PREACH , PREDICATE , from Latin dic ³re, to proclaim. 4. Agential suffix *-dik- . a. INDEX , INDICATE , from Latin index , indicator, forefinger ( in- , toward; see en ); b. JUDGE , JUDICIAL ; PREJUDICE , from Latin i ¿dex ( < *yewes-dik- ), judge, " one who shows or pronounces the law " ( i ¿s, law; see yewes- ); c. ( VENDETTA ), VINDICATE ; ( AVENGE ), REVENGE , from Latin vindex (first element obscure), surety, claimant, avenger. 5. DEICTIC ; APODICTIC , PARADIGM , POLICY 2 , from Greek deiknunai , to show, with deigma ( *deik-m ö), sample, pattern. 6. Zero-grade form *dik- . DISK ; DICTYOSOME , from suffixed form *dik-skos , from Greek dikein , to throw ( < " to direct an object "). 7. Form *dik ³. DICAST ; SYNDIC , THEODICY , from Greek dik ¶, justice, right, court case. [ Pokorny dei ç- 188. ]

blip ( bl¹p) n. 1. A spot of light on a radar or sonar screen indicating the position of a detected object, such as an aircraft or a submarine. Also Called pip 3 . 2. A high-pitched electronic sound; a bleep. 3. A temporary or insignificant phenomenon, especially a brief departure from the normal: " The decline in the share of GNP going to health . . . appears to be a one-time blip in the historic trend rather than the start of a new trend " Atlantic v. tr. blipped blip·ping blips 1. To bleep. [Imitative]

clap 1 ( kl²p) v. clapped clap·ping claps v. intr. 1. To strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound, as in applauding. 2. To come together suddenly with a sharp sound. v. tr. 1. To strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another: clapped a book on the desk. 2. To strike (the hands) together with an abrupt, loud sound, usually repeatedly: clapped hands in time to the music. 3. To strike lightly but firmly with the open hand, as in greeting: clapped me on the shoulder. 4. To put or place quickly and firmly: clapped the purse snatcher in jail; clapped a lid on the box. 5. To arrange hastily: clapped together a plan. n. 1. The act or sound of clapping the hands. 2. A sudden, loud, explosive sound: a clap of thunder. 3. A sharp blow with the open hand; a slap. 4. Obsolete A sudden stroke of fortune, especially of bad luck. [Middle English clappen from Old English clæppan, clappian to throb and from Old Norse klappa to clap, pat]

clap 2 ( kl²p) n. Vulgar Slang 1. Gonorrhea. Often used with the. [Probably from obsolete French clapoir bubo from Old French clapier brothel from Old Provençal rabbit warren from clap heap of stones perhaps of Celtic origin]

clip 1 ( kl¹p) v. clipped clip·ping clips v. tr. 1. To cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears: clip coupons; clipped three seconds off the record. 2. To make shorter by cutting; trim: clip a hedge. 3. To cut off the edge of: clip a coin. 4. To cut short; curtail. 5. a. To shorten (a word or words) by leaving out letters or syllables. b. To enunciate with clarity and precision: clip one's words. 6. Informal To hit with a sharp blow: clipped me under the eye. 7. Slang To cheat, swindle, or rob. v. intr. 1. To cut something. 2. Informal To move rapidly. n. 1. The act of clipping. 2. Something clipped off, especially: a. The wool shorn at one shearing, as of sheep. b. A season's shearing. 3. A short extract from a film or videotape. 4. Informal A quick, sharp blow: a clip on the ear. 5. Informal A pace or rate: go at a fast clip. 6. A single occasion; a time: could write nine pages at a clip. 7. clips A pair of shears or clippers. [Middle English clippen from Old Norse klippa]

clip 2 ( kl¹p) n. 1. Any of various devices for gripping or holding things together; a clasp or fastener. 2. A piece of jewelry that fastens with a clasp or clip; a brooch. 3. A cartridge clip. 4. Football An act of clipping. v. tr. clipped clip·ping clips 1. To fasten with or as if with a clip; hold tightly. 2. Football To block (an opponent who is not carrying the ball) illegally from the rear. 3. Archaic To embrace or encompass. [Middle English hook from clippen to clasp, embrace from Old English clyppan]

clop ( kl¼p) n. 1. A sharp, hollow sound, as of a horse's hoof striking pavement. v. intr. clopped clop·ping clops 1. To make or move with this sound. [Imitative]

flap ( fl²p) n. 1. A flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side. 2. A projecting or hanging piece usually intended to double over and protect or cover: the flap of an envelope. 3. a. The act of waving or fluttering: the flap of the flag in the wind. b. The sound produced by this motion. 4. A blow given with something flat; a slap. 5. A variable control surface on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, used primarily to increase lift or drag. 6. Either of the folded ends of a book jacket that fit inside the front and back covers. 7. Medicine Tissue that has been partially detached and used in surgical grafting to fill an adjacent defect or cover the cut end of a bone after amputation. 8. Informal A commotion or disturbance: a flap in Congress over the defense budget. v. flapped flap·ping flaps v. tr. 1. To wave (the arms, for example) up and down. 2. To cause to move or sway with a fluttering or waving motion. 3. To hit with something broad and flat; slap. 4. Informal To fling down; toss. v. intr. 1. To move or sway while fixed at one edge or corner; flutter: banners flapping in the breeze. 2. To wave arms or wings up and down. 3. To fly by beating the air with the wings. 4. Informal To become upset or flustered. [Middle English flappe slap]

flip ( fl¹p) v. flipped flip·ping flips v. tr. 1. To throw or toss with a light, brisk motion: flipped me the ball; flipped his hair out of his eyes. 2. To toss in the air, imparting a spin: flip a coin. 3. a. To turn over or around, especially with a light, quick motion: flip over a card; flipped the record to play the other side. b. To turn through; leaf: flipped the pages of the report. 4. To strike quickly or lightly; flick. 5. To move or act on with a quick motion: flip a switch; flipped open her briefcase. v. intr. 1. To turn over: The canoe flipped over in the rapids. 2. To turn a somersault in the air. 3. To move in twists and turns: fish flipping about in the net. 4. To move quickly and lightly; snap: The lid flipped open. 5. To leaf; browse: flipped through the catalogue. 6. Slang a. To go crazy. Often used with out. b. To react strongly and especially enthusiastically: She flipped over the new car. n. 1. The act of flipping, especially: a. A flick or tap. b. A short, quick movement: a flip of the wrist. c. A somersault. 2. Informal A reversal; a flipflop. 3. A mixed drink made with any of various alcoholic beverages and often including beaten eggs. adj. flip·per flip·pest Informal 1. Marked by casual disrespect; impertinent: a flip answer to a serious question.

Idioms: flip (one's) lid Slang 1. To react strongly, as with anger or enthusiasm. 2. To go crazy. [Perhaps imitative]

flop ( fl¼p) v. flopped flop·ping flops v. intr. 1. To fall or lie down heavily and noisily. 2. To move about loosely or limply: The dog's ears flopped when it ran. 3. Informal To fail utterly: The play flopped. 4. Slang a. To rest idly; lounge. b. To go to bed. v. tr. 1. To drop or lay (something) down heavily and noisily: flopped the steak onto a platter. n. 1. The act of flopping. 2. The sound made when flopping. 3. Informal An utter failure. [Alteration of flap ] flop "per n.

glop ( gl¼p) n. Slang 1. A soft, soggy mixture, as of food: cafeterias serving nondescript glop. 2. Something, such as a piece of writing, that is judged to be worthless. [Probably imitative of the sound of food being mixed] glop v. glop "py adj.

plop ( pl¼p) v. plopped plop·ping plops v. intr. 1. To fall with a sound like that of an object falling into water without splashing. 2. To let the body drop heavily: Exhausted, I plopped into the armchair. v. tr. 1. To drop or set heavily, with or as if with a plopping sound. n. 1. A plopping sound or movement. [Imitative] plop adv.

slap ( sl²p) n. 1. a. A sharp blow made with the open hand or with a flat object; a smack. b. The sound of such a blow. 2. A sharp insult: a slap to one's pride. v. slapped slap·ping slaps v. tr. 1. To strike with a flat object, such as the palm of the hand. 2. To cause to strike sharply and loudly: slapping the sticks together. 3. To put or place with a loud sharp sound: " He took a clipping from his wallet and slapped it on the bar " Nathanael West 4. To criticize or insult sharply. v. intr. 1. To strike or beat with the force and sound of a slap: waves slapping against the raft. adv. Informal 1. Directly and with force.

Phrasal Verbs: slap down 1. To restrain or correct by means of a sharp blow or emphatic censure: " thought [he] was getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down " New York Times 2. To put a sudden end to; suppress: slap down divisive criticism.

Idioms: slap on the wrist 1. A nominal or token punishment. [Middle English slappe] slap "per n.

slip 1 ( sl¹p) v. slipped slip·ping slips v. intr. 1. a. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly: slipped into bed. b. To move stealthily; steal. 2. To pass gradually, easily, or imperceptibly: " It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by " Vita Sackville-West 3. a. To slide involuntarily and lose one's balance or foothold. See note at slide . b. To slide out of place; shift position: The gear slipped. 4. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint: slipped away from his pursuers. 5. To decline from a former or standard level; fall off. 6. To fall behind a scheduled production rate. 7. To fall into fault or error. v. tr. 1. To cause to move in a smooth, easy, or sliding motion: slipped the bolt into place. 2. To place or insert smoothly and quietly. 3. To put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly: slip on a sweater; slipped off her shoes. 4. To get loose or free from; elude. 5. To bring forth (young) prematurely. Used of animals. 6. To unleash or free (a dog or hawk) to pursue game. 7. To release, loose, or unfasten: slip a knot. 8. To dislocate (a bone). 9. To pass (a knitting stitch) from one needle to another without knitting it. n. 1. The act or an instance of slipping or sliding. 2. An accident or a mishap, especially a falling down. 3. a. An error in conduct or thinking; a mistake. b. A slight error or oversight, as in speech or writing: a slip of the tongue. 4. Nautical a. A docking place for a ship between two piers. b. A slipway. 5. Nautical The difference between a vessel's actual speed through water and the speed at which the vessel would move if the screw were propelling against a solid. 6. a. A woman's undergarment of dress length, suspended from shoulder straps. b. A half-slip. 7. A pillowcase. 8. Geology a. A smooth crack at which rock strata have moved on each other. b. A small fault. c. The relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault. 9. The difference between optimal and actual output in a mechanical device. 10. Movement between two parts where none should exist, as between a pulley and a belt. 11. A sideways movement of an airplane when banked too far.

Idioms: give (someone) the slip Slang 1. To escape the pursuit of. let slip 1. To say inadvertently. slip one over on Informal 1. To hoodwink; trick. [Middle English slippen probably of Middle Low German or Middle Dutch origin; See lei- in Indo-European Roots.]

slip 2 ( sl¹p) n. 1. A part of a plant cut or broken off for grafting or planting; a scion or cutting. 2. A long, narrow piece; a strip. 3. A slender, youthful person: a slip of a child. 4. A small piece of paper, especially a small form, document, or receipt: a deposit slip; a sales slip. 5. A narrow pew in a church. v. tr. slipped slip·ping slips 1. To make a slip from (a plant or plant part). [Probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch slippe]

slip 3 ( sl¹p) n. 1. Thinned potter's clay used for decorating or coating ceramics. [Middle English slime from Old English slypa; See sleubh- in Indo-European Roots.]

SLIP abbr. Computer Science 1. Symmetric list processor.

lei- . Important derivatives are: slime slippery slick loam slight slip 1 oblivion liniment Also slei- Slimy. I. 1. a. SLIME , from Old English sl ºm, slime; b. SLIPPERY , from Old English slipor , slippery; c. SLICK , from Old English *slice , smooth; d. LIME 3 , from Old English l ºm, cement, birdlime; e. LOAM , from Old English l ³m, loam; f. SLIGHT , from Middle English slight , slender, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse sl ¶ttr, smooth, sleek; g. SLIP 1 , from Middle English slippen , to slip, probably from a source akin to Middle Dutch and Middle Low German slippen , to slip, slip away; h. SCHLEP , from Middle Low German sl ¶pen, to drag. a, b, c, d, e, f, g, and h all from Germanic *sl í- with various extensions. 2. Suffixed form *lei-mo- . LIMACINE , LIMICOLINE , from Latin l ºmus, slime. 3. Suffixed form *lei-w- . OBLIVION , OUBLIETTE , from Latin obl ºvºscº, to forget ( < " to wipe, let slip from the mind "; ob- , away; see epi ). 4. Extended form *(s)lei …-, with metathesis *(s)le …(i)-. a. Zero-grade form with nasal infix *li-n- …-. LINIMENT , from Latin linere (perfect l ¶vº), to anoint; b. suffixed zero-grade form *l º- ( < *li …-). LITOTES , from Greek litos , plain, simple; c. suffixed metathesized form *le …-wo-, whence *l ¶-wo-. LEVIGATE , from Latin l ¶vis, smooth. [ Pokorny 3. lei- 662. ]

sleubh- . Important derivatives are: sleeve lubricate cowslip slop 1 sloop To slide, slip. I. Basic form *sleubh- . 1. SLEEVE , from Old English sl ¶f, sl ºf, sl ºef, sleeve (into which the arm slips), from Germanic *sleub- . 2. SLOVEN , from Middle Low German slôven , to put on clothes carelessly, from Germanic *slaubjan . 3. Suffixed form *sleubh-ro- . LUBRICATE , LUBRICITY , LUBRICIOUS , from Latin l ¿bricus, slippery. II. 1. a. SLIP 3 ; COWSLIP , OXLIP , from Old English slypa , slyppe , slipa , slime, slimy substance; b. SLOP 1 , from Old English *sloppe , dung; c. SLOP 2 , from Old English (ofer)slop , surplice. a, b, and c all from Germanic *slup- . 2. SLOOP , from Middle Dutch sl ¿pen, to glide. Both 1 and 2 from variant Germanic root form *sleup- .[ Pokorny sleub(h)- 963. ]

slop 1 ( sl¼p) n. 1. Spilled or splashed liquid. 2. Soft mud or slush. 3. Unappetizing watery food or soup. 4. Often slops Waste food used to feed pigs or other animals; swill. 5. Often slops Mash remaining after alcohol distillation. 6. Often slops Human excrement. 7. Repulsively effusive writing or speech; drivel. v. slopped slop·ping slops v. intr. 1. To be spilled or splashed: Suds slopped over the rim of the washtub. 2. To spill over; overflow. 3. To walk heavily or messily in or as if in mud; plod: " He slopped along in broken slippers, hands in pockets, whistling " Alan Sillitoe 4. To express oneself effusively; gush. v. tr. 1. To spill (liquid). 2. To spill liquid on. 3. To serve unappetizingly or clumsily; dish out. 4. To feed slops to (animals). [Middle English sloppe a muddy place perhaps from Old English *sloppe dung, slime; See sleubh- in Indo-European Roots.]

slop 2 ( sl¼p) n. 1. slops Articles of clothing and bedding issued or sold to sailors. 2. slops Short, full trousers worn in the 16th century. 3. A loose outer garment, such as a smock or overalls. 4. slops Chiefly British Cheap, ready-made garments. [Middle English sloppe a kind of garment from Old English -slop ( in oferslop surplice) ;See sleubh- in Indo-European Roots.]

sleubh- . Important derivatives are: sleeve lubricate cowslip slop 1 sloop To slide, slip. I. Basic form *sleubh- . 1. SLEEVE , from Old English sl ¶f, sl ºf, sl ºef, sleeve (into which the arm slips), from Germanic *sleub- . 2. SLOVEN , from Middle Low German slôven , to put on clothes carelessly, from Germanic *slaubjan . 3. Suffixed form *sleubh-ro- . LUBRICATE , LUBRICITY , LUBRICIOUS , from Latin l ¿bricus, slippery. II. 1. a. SLIP 3 ; COWSLIP , OXLIP , from Old English slypa , slyppe , slipa , slime, slimy substance; b. SLOP 1 , from Old English *sloppe , dung; c. SLOP 2 , from Old English (ofer)slop , surplice. a, b, and c all from Germanic *slup- . 2. SLOOP , from Middle Dutch sl ¿pen, to glide. Both 1 and 2 from variant Germanic root form *sleup- .[ Pokorny sleub(h)- 963. ]