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| accidentally |
If you do something accidentally, you don't mean to do it. You don't plan it or wish for it to happen. It just happens. |
| by accident |
unintentionally; accidentally. [1/2 definitions] |
| slip1 |
When you slip, you slide suddenly and accidentally on a very smooth or wet surface. When people slip, they often fall. [1/10 definitions] |
| snorkel |
A snorkel is a thing people sometimes use when they swim. It is a curved tube that you can hold in your mouth while keeping the other end of the tube above the water. A snorkel lets you breathe while keeping your face in the water. If you accidentally swim a little too deep, a simple device stops water from getting into the breathing tube. [1/2 definitions] |
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