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Slip

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Definitions for Slip

noun
a socially awkward or tactless act
Synonyms
faux pas gaffe solecism gaucherie
noun
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
Synonyms
slip-up miscue parapraxis
noun
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
noun
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
Synonyms
cutting
noun
a young and slender person
Examples
  1. he's a mere slip of a lad
noun
a place where a craft can be made fast
Synonyms
mooring moorage berth
noun
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
Synonyms
trip
Examples
  1. he blamed his slip on the ice
  2. the jolt caused many slips and a few spills
noun
a slippery smoothness
Synonyms
slickness slick slipperiness
Examples
  1. he could feel the slickness of the tiller
noun
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
Synonyms
strip
noun
a small sheet of paper
Synonyms
slip of paper
Examples
  1. a receipt slip
  2. a withdrawal slip
noun
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Synonyms
chemise shimmy shift teddy
noun
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
Synonyms
case pillowcase pillow slip
Examples
  1. the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
noun
an unexpected slide
Synonyms
skid sideslip
noun
a flight maneuver
Synonyms
sideslip
Examples
  1. aircraft slides sideways in the air
noun
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
Synonyms
elusion eluding
verb
move stealthily
Synonyms
steal
Examples
  1. The ship slipped away in the darkness
verb
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
Examples
  1. He slipped some money into the waiter's hand
verb
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
Synonyms
skid slue slew slide
Examples
  1. the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
verb
get worse
Synonyms
drop off drop away fall away
Examples
  1. My grades are slipping
verb
move smoothly and easily
Examples
  1. the bolt slipped into place
  2. water slipped from the polished marble
verb
to make a mistake or be incorrect
Synonyms
err mistake
verb
pass on stealthily
Synonyms
sneak
Examples
  1. He slipped me the key when nobody was looking
verb
move easily
Examples
  1. slip into something comfortable
verb
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
Examples
  1. he slipped the bolt into place
verb
pass out of one's memory
Synonyms
slip one's mind
verb
move out of position
Synonyms
dislocate luxate splay
Examples
  1. dislocate joints
  2. the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically

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