How to pronounce “slip the cable”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (nautical, dated) To release the end of the cable (for mooring or anchoring) on board and let it all run out and go overboard, such as when it is not appropriate to weigh anchor.
• (nautical, idiomatic, dated) To die.
• (idiomatic, dated) To shed, to get rid of

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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