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Lose Footing Crossword Clue

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noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

• a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

• potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• a young and slender person

• a place where a craft can be made fast

• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

• a slippery smoothness

• artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

• a small sheet of paper

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

• an unexpected slide

• a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

• the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

verb

• move stealthily

• insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• fall to a lower standard

• move smoothly and easily

• to make a mistake or be incorrect

• pass on stealthily

• move easily

• cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

• pass out of one's memory

• move out of position

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noun

• an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end

• a sudden drop from an upright position

verb

• fall down, as if collapsing

• cause to topple or tumble by pushing

• roll over and over, back and forth

• fly around

• fall apart

• throw together in a confused mass

• understand, usually after some initial difficulty

• fall suddenly and sharply

• put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying

• suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat

• do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

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