{To give one the slip}, to slip away from one; to elude one. {Slip dock}. See under {Dock}. {Slip link} (Mach.), a connecting link so arranged as to allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion. {Slip rope} (Naut.), a rope by which a cable is secured preparatory to slipping. --Totten. {Slip stopper} (Naut.), an arrangement for letting go the anchor suddenly.