Meaning of 'slip'

noun

the act of avoiding capture, especially by cunning

Example: "They slipped out of the handcuffs."

Synonyms: elusion eluding

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

a socially awkward or tactless act

Synonyms: faux pas gaffe solecism gaucherie

noun

a flight maneuver

Synonyms: roll bank loop loop-the-loop sideslip

noun

an unexpected slide

Synonyms: sideslip skid

noun

bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

Synonyms: case pillowcase pillow slip

noun

a woman's sleeveless undergarment

Synonyms: shift shimmy chemise teddy

noun

a small sheet of paper

Example: "a receipt slip"

Synonyms: slip of paper

noun

artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

Synonyms: strip

noun

a slippery smoothness

Synonyms: slick slipperiness slickness

noun

an accidental misstep threatening or causing a fall

Example: "I blamed my slip on the ice."

Synonyms: trip

noun

a place where a craft can be made fast

Synonyms: moorage berth mooring

noun

a young and slender person

Example: "he's a mere slip of a lad"

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

potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

verb

insert inconspicuously , quickly or quietly

Example: "I slipped some money into the waiter's hand."

verb

get worse

Example: "My grades are slipping"

Synonyms: drop off suffer fail fall away drop away

verb

move out of position

Synonyms: splay dislocate luxate

verb

pass out of one's memory

Synonyms: slip one's mind

verb

to make a mistake or be incorrect

Synonyms: mistake err

verb

move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Synonyms: slide skid slew slue

verb

move stealthily

Example: "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

Synonyms: steal skulk

verb

move smoothly and easily

Example: "the bolt slipped into place"

verb

cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

Example: "I slipped the bolt into place."

verb

move easily

Example: "slip into something comfortable"

verb

pass on stealthily

Example: "They slipped me the key when nobody was looking."

Synonyms: sneak