Position and Slip

Position

Position verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

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Slip and position are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slip" instead the word "Position" as a verb or a noun.

Slip verb - To decline gradually from a standard level.

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Position and slip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Position" instead the word "Slip" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: slipped, slipup, slipping, slipper, slippy

old	old position	old slip
usual	usual position	usual slip
specific	specific position	specific slip
forward	forward position	forward slip
Other adjectives: bad, important, vacant, odd.

A slip of the tongue botched up a wish for the position of the gods and he instead ended up wishing for eternal sleep, which was then changed to allow him to sleep up to six months in a year.

Source: Heavy Sleeper
Overlaps with Painful Transformation, as the shapeshifter has trouble holding the form after a while, with parts of his face starting to slip back into position by reflex.

Source: Series / Alphas
Thus, when Mel comes around, it is hard for him to slip back into the Henpecked Husband position.

Source: Henpecked Husband

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