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Slite vs Slike - What's the difference?

slite | slike |

As verbs the difference between slite and slike

is that slite is (dialectal) to slit; tear or rip up while slike is to crawl; creep; slide or slike can be to make sleek or smooth or slike can be to rend asunder; cleave.

As a noun slite

is (dialectal) the act or process of ripping up; rending; wear and tear.

slite

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l) * (l) (Scotland)

Verb

  • (dialectal) To slit; tear or rip up.
  • (dialectal) To wear away (clothes).
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (dialectal) The act or process of ripping up; rending; wear and tear.
  • Anagrams

    * * * * * ----

    slike

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sliken, from (etyl) . Related to (l), (l), (l), (l), (l).

    Verb

    (slik)
  • To crawl; creep; slide.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) slikien, from (etyl) . See above.

    Verb

    (slik)
  • To make sleek or smooth.
  • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (slik)
  • To rend asunder; cleave.
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