Slip

verb
slɪp

Noun

  • a small sheet of paper

    a receipt slip

    a withdrawal slip

    Type of:Sheet
  • an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

    he blamed his slip on the ice

    the jolt caused many slips and a few spills

    Similar:Trip
    Type of:MischanceMishapMisadventure
  • a young and slender person

    he's a mere slip of a lad

    Type of:YouthYounker
  • the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

    Similar:EludingElusion
    Type of:Evasion
  • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

    Similar:CasePillowcase
  • an unexpected slide

    Similar:SideslipSkid
    Type of:SlideCoastGlide
  • a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

    Similar:Sideslip
  • a slippery smoothness

    Similar:SlickSlicknessSlipperiness
    Type of:Smoothness
  • a socially awkward or tactless act

    Similar:GaffeGaucherieSolecism
    Type of:BlunderFlubFoul-up
  • a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

    Similar:Cutting
    Type of:StemStalk
  • a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

    Similar:MiscueParapraxisSlip-up
    Type of:MistakeFaultError
  • a place where a craft can be made fast

    Similar:BerthMoorageMooring
    Type of:Anchorage
  • artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

    Similar:Strip
    Type of:ArtefactArtifact
  • a woman's sleeveless undergarment

    Similar:ChemiseShiftShimmyTeddy
    Type of:UndergarmentUnmentionable
  • potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

Verb

  • move stealthily

    The ship slipped away in the darkness

    Similar:Steal
    Type of:Move
  • pass on stealthily

    He slipped me the key when nobody was looking

    Similar:Sneak
    Type of:ReachPassGive
  • get worse

    My grades are slipping

    Type of:DeclineWorsen
  • move smoothly and easily

    the bolt slipped into place

    water slipped from the polished marble

    Type of:Escape
  • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

    Similar:SkidSlewSlideSlue
    Type of:Glide
  • cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

    he slipped the bolt into place

    Type of:DisplaceMove
  • insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

    He slipped some money into the waiter's hand

    Type of:InsertIncloseEnclose
  • move easily

    slip into something comfortable

    Type of:Move
  • move out of position

    Similar:DislocateLuxateSplay
    Type of:DisplaceMove
  • pass out of one's memory

    Type of:ForgetBlock
  • to make a mistake or be incorrect

    Similar:ErrMistake

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