Meaning of slip in English
Verb
slipEtymology
Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly and softly’): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slipperyDefinitions
1. move stealthilyExamples
- « The ship slipped away in the darkness »
- 2. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
Examples
- « He slipped some money into the waiter's hand »
- 3. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
Examples
- « the wheels skidded against the sidewalk »
- 4. get worse
Examples
- « My grades are slipping »
- 5. move smoothly and easily
- 6. to make a mistake or be incorrect
- 7. pass on stealthily
Examples
- « He slipped me the key when nobody was looking »
- 8. pass out of one's memory
- 9. move out of position
Examples
- « dislocate joints »
- « the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically »
Noun
slipEtymology
late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German slippe‘cut, strip’Definitions
1. a socially awkward or tactless act- 2. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- 3. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- 4. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- 5. a young and slender person
Examples
- « he's a mere slip of a lad »
- 6. a place where a craft can be made fast
- 7. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
Examples
- « he blamed his slip on the ice »
- « the jolt caused many slips and a few spills »
- 8. a slippery smoothness
Examples
- « he could feel the slickness of the tiller »
- 9. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- 10. a small sheet of paper
Examples
- « a receipt slip »
- 11. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- 12. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
Examples
- « the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase »
- 13. an unexpected slide
- 14. a flight maneuver
Examples
- « aircraft slides sideways in the air »
- 15. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)