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to slip

verb/iʃkuʁɨˈgaɾ/high

es·cor·re·gar

Definition

To slide unintentionally, typically losing one's balance or footing.
Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.
He slipped on the icy pavement.
Common collocations
slip and fallslip on iceslip on a banana peel

Etymology

Do latim vulgar '*excorricare', frequentativo de 'excurrere' (correr para fora).

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