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Meaning of "hunt the slipper" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUNT THE SLIPPER

hunt the slipper play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUNT THE SLIPPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hunt the slipper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUNT THE SLIPPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hunt the slipper in the English dictionary

The definition of hunt the slipper in the dictionary is a children's game in which the players look for a hidden slipper or other object, such as a thimble.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUNT THE SLIPPER

hunt
hunt down
hunt sabbing
hunt saboteur
hunt the thimble
hunt up
huntable
huntaway
hunted
huntedly
hunter
hunter-gatherer
hunter-killer
hunter-killer submarine
hunter´s moon
huntiegowk
hunting
hunting case
hunting cat
hunting ground

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUNT THE SLIPPER

chipper
clipper
dipper
flipper
gripper
hipper
Jack the Ripper
kipper
Little Dipper
nipper
pepper
ripper
shipper
skipper
slipper
stripper
the Little Dipper
tipper
tripper
worshipper
zipper

Synonyms and antonyms of hunt the slipper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hunt the slipper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUNT THE SLIPPER

Find out the translation of hunt the slipper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hunt the slipper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hunt the slipper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狩猎拖鞋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cazar la zapatilla
570 millions of speakers

English

hunt the slipper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जूता शिकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اصطياد شبشب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

охотиться туфлю
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caçar o chinelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্লিপার খোঁজা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chasser la pantoufle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memburu slipper itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jagen den Pantoffel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スリッパを狩る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구두 를 사냥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mburu slipper kasebut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

săn dép
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்லீப்பரை வேட்டையாடுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चप्पल शोधाशोध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Terlik avlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cacciare la pantofola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polować pantofelek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полювати туфлю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vânătoare pantoful
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυνηγούν την παντόφλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jag die pantoffel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jaga toffeln
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jakte tøffelen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hunt the slipper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNT THE SLIPPER»

The term «hunt the slipper» is used very little and occupies the 190.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNT THE SLIPPER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hunt the slipper

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUNT THE SLIPPER»

Discover the use of hunt the slipper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hunt the slipper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hunt the Slipper
Her initial relief turns to anger and then to fear when she realises, that if Graham's story is true, she may never trust his sanity again. This complex comedy thriller will grip your attention to the very last page.
Henry Cecil, 2000
2
Hunt the Slipper: A Novel
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Oliver Madox Hueffer, 2010
3
The Miserable Life of Medieval Peasants
Peasant children in the Middle Ages liked to play Hunt the Slipper. You and your friends can travel back in time by playing the same game. What You Need a group of five or more friends a shoe or slipper What You Do 1. Choose one person to ...
Jim Whiting, 2009
4
Hunt the Slipper, by Various Hands: Or Double Acrostics, by ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Hatchards Piccadilly, 2008
5
The book of games, or, A history on juvenile sports ...
SG HUNT THE SLIPPER. It was there that he had formed acquaintance with William Melbourne, who had invited him to pass part of the holidays at his father's seat in Sussex. He had arrived there only two days before, and he assured George ...
Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress), 1822
6
The Musical Farce of Hunt the Slipper in Two Acts As ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Henry Ryder Knapp, 2010
7
The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland With ...
Hunt the Slipper —Lancashire (Mrs. Harley). All the players but one sit on the floor in a circle with their legs crossed (Turkish fashion), one acting as Chief, all pretending to work at making or mending shoes. The other player brings a slipper to ...
Alice Bertha Gomme
8
Kodaly Today : A Cognitive Approach to Elementary Music ...
In the song Hunt the Slipper, the students can perform motions related to the text of the song such as performing the tapping motion of hammer to the beat. When singing Hot Cross Buns, the students can perform motions related to baking such  ...
Department of Music Millersville University Micheal Houlahan Professor of Music Theory and Chair, Department of Music Millersville University Philip Tacka Professor of Music Education, 2008
9
Christmas Party Games - For all Ages
Hunt the Slipper A search game for a missing object is always popular with children and there are many variations such as Hunt The Thimble. In this version the players sit on the floor in a circle and a volunteer sits in the centre of the group ...
10
Lacan, Discourse, and Social Change: A Psychoanalytic ...
Whoever is engaged in playing hunt-the-slipper in one circle has to hide the fact that he is also playing in another" (II 197). 17The materiality of the signifier, which in early American appropriations 48 Lacan, Discourse, and Social Change.
Mark Bracher, 1993

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUNT THE SLIPPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hunt the slipper is used in the context of the following news items.
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Terry Pratchett, Popular Fantasy Author, Dead At 66
... is me unwinding, losing trust in myself, a butt of my own jokes and on bad days capable of playing hunt the slipper by myself and losing.”. «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
2
What's on for Wednesday, December 31, 2014
10am-4.30pm. Hunt The Slipper Family Trail. Free with a valid museum ticket. PORTSMOUTH: The Royal Marines Museum. 11am and 2pm. «Portsmouth News, Dec 14»
3
100 festive days out
Further south, families can follow the "Hunt the Slipper" trail aboard HMS Warrior at (11) Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in Hampshire, where ... «Independent, Dec 10»
4
The 1801 games that made Britain great: For sale, a long-lost guide …
As well as gentler pastimes such as hunt the slipper, there were more robust games - many to be enjoyed outdoors - which were no doubt ... «Daily Mail, Dec 08»
5
Christmas boredom beaters: top days out with the kids
There is plenty of festive fun on offer at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard until early January, including a Hunt the Slipper family trail aboard HMS ... «Independent, Dec 08»
6
William Winstanley: The man who saved Christmas from Cromwell's …
He wrote down all the old games to be played - "Hoodman Blind, Shoe The Wild Mare, Hunt The Slipper, Hide And Seek, and Stool-Ball" - and ... «Daily Mail, Dec 07»
7
Churchill: Forging an Alliance for Freedom
He described it as "a spectacle at once comic and pathetic" which had only resulted in "the vastest game of `hunt the slipper' that was ever ... «Heritage.org, May 04»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hunt the slipper [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hunt-the-slipper>. May 2024 ».
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