California Hospital Association. Hospital-Based Outpatient Clinics. A hospital-based outpatient clinic (HBOC) is defined as a clinic providing âoutpatient serviceâ as listed on the hospitalâs general acute-care license issued by the State Department of Public Health.
trample verb [ I or T, usually + prep ] (TREAT WITHOUT RESPECT) âº to act without any respect for someone or something: She accused the government of trampling on the needs and rights of the ordinary citizen. He argues that Congress trampled the constitutional rights of legal immigrants in the new welfare reform law.
slippery. 1  tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road. 2  tending to slip from the hold or grasp or from position: a slippery rope. 3  likely to slip away or escape: slippery prospects. 4  not to be depended on; fickle; shifty, tricky, or deceitful.