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Quick definitions from WordNet (slip)
▸ noun: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
▸ noun: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
▸ noun: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
▸ noun: a small sheet of paper ("A receipt slip")
▸ noun: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall ("He blamed his slip on the ice")
▸ noun: a young and slender person ("He's a mere slip of a lad")
▸ noun: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
▸ noun: an unexpected slide
▸ noun: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
▸ noun: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
▸ noun: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
▸ noun: a socially awkward or tactless act
▸ noun: a woman's sleeveless undergarment
▸ noun: a slippery smoothness
▸ noun: a place where a craft can be made fast
▸ verb: move smoothly and easily
▸ verb: pass on stealthily ("He slipped me the key when nobody was looking")
▸ verb: pass out of one's memory
▸ verb: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly ("He slipped some money into the waiter's hand")
▸ verb: get worse ("My grades are slipping")
▸ verb: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
▸ verb: move stealthily ("The ship slipped away in the darkness")
▸ verb: to make a mistake or be incorrect
▸ verb: move out of position
▸ Also see slips
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to slip
▸ Usage examples for slip
▸ Idioms related to slip (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing slip
▸ Words that often appear near slip
▸ Rhymes of slip
▸ Invented words related to slip
▸ noun: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
▸ noun: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
▸ noun: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
▸ noun: a small sheet of paper ("A receipt slip")
▸ noun: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall ("He blamed his slip on the ice")
▸ noun: a young and slender person ("He's a mere slip of a lad")
▸ noun: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
▸ noun: an unexpected slide
▸ noun: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
▸ noun: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
▸ noun: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
▸ noun: a socially awkward or tactless act
▸ noun: a woman's sleeveless undergarment
▸ noun: a slippery smoothness
▸ noun: a place where a craft can be made fast
▸ verb: move smoothly and easily
▸ verb: pass on stealthily ("He slipped me the key when nobody was looking")
▸ verb: pass out of one's memory
▸ verb: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly ("He slipped some money into the waiter's hand")
▸ verb: get worse ("My grades are slipping")
▸ verb: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
▸ verb: move stealthily ("The ship slipped away in the darkness")
▸ verb: to make a mistake or be incorrect
▸ verb: move out of position
▸ Also see slips
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to slip
▸ Usage examples for slip
▸ Idioms related to slip (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing slip
▸ Words that often appear near slip
▸ Rhymes of slip
▸ Invented words related to slip