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

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