Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A garment easily donned or removed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Scot. A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Describing a
garment that can be pulled on without adjusting fasteners such as buttons or zippers. - noun a
garment that can be pulled on without adjusting fasteners such as buttons or zippers. A pull-on.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb put on with ease or speed
- noun an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off
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Examples
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You could also slip some shims inside the slip-on to see if that helps too.
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Then think about restocking it if you don't like the looks of slip-on.
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Or experiment with the Toe-kini, a slip-on cushion for the ball of the foot.
Wanted for Assault Christina Binkley 2011
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I added a slip-on recoil pad and it has worked great.
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You could also slip some shims inside the slip-on to see if that helps too.
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For shoes, a wingtip, rather than a slip-on, which would be more day and casual, he says.
Ace the School Reunion Ray A. Smith 2011
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Culpeper wears slip-on loafers to the airport, keeps his keys and loose change in a separate zipper pouch in his carryon.
A Killing in the Market Neil Serven 2011
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I could go drool over the tri-color slip-on checkerboards that I wanted to get so bad.
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"Have a dedicated pocket on your rollaway for your wallet and phone so you can slip those in and out right before and after security," and "always put your (slip-on) shoes before your computer, before your bag" on the screening conveyor belt, suggests Reitman, who spent much of this fall in transit courtesy of a promotional tour for Up in the Air.
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I added a slip-on recoil pad and it has worked great.
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