Slip
verbNoun
a small sheet of paper
“a receipt slip”
“a withdrawal slip”
Type of:Sheetan accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
“he blamed his slip on the ice”
“the jolt caused many slips and a few spills”
Similar:TripType of:MischanceMishapMisadventurea young and slender person
“he's a mere slip of a lad”
Type of:YouthYounkerthe act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
Similar:EludingElusionType of:Evasionbed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
an unexpected slide
a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
Similar:Sideslipa slippery smoothness
Type of:Smoothnessa socially awkward or tactless act
Type of:BlunderFlubFoul-upa part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
Similar:CuttingType of:StemStalka minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
Similar:MiscueParapraxisSlip-upa place where a craft can be made fast
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
Similar:StripType of:ArtefactArtifacta woman's sleeveless undergarment
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
Verb
move stealthily
“The ship slipped away in the darkness”
Similar:StealType of:Movepass on stealthily
“He slipped me the key when nobody was looking”
Similar:SneakType of:ReachPassGiveget worse
“My grades are slipping”
Type of:DeclineWorsenmove smoothly and easily
“the bolt slipped into place”
“water slipped from the polished marble”
Type of:Escapemove obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
“he slipped the bolt into place”
Type of:DisplaceMoveinsert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
“He slipped some money into the waiter's hand”
Type of:InsertIncloseEnclosemove easily
“slip into something comfortable”
Type of:Movemove out of position
Similar:DislocateLuxateSplayType of:DisplaceMovepass out of one's memory
Type of:ForgetBlockto make a mistake or be incorrect
Dictionary Validity
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