Meaning of slip in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /slɪp/

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  1. Verb

    slip

    Etymology

    Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly and softly’): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery

    Definitions

    1. move stealthily

    Examples

    • « The ship slipped away in the darkness »

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  2. 2. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

    Examples

    • « He slipped some money into the waiter's hand »
  3. 3. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

    Examples

    • « the wheels skidded against the sidewalk »

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  4. 4. get worse

    Examples

    • « My grades are slipping »

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  5. 5. move smoothly and easily

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  6. 6. to make a mistake or be incorrect

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  7. 7. pass on stealthily

    Examples

    • « He slipped me the key when nobody was looking »
  8. 8. pass out of one's memory

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  9. 9. move out of position

    Examples

    • « dislocate joints »
    • « the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically »

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  10. Noun

    slip

    Etymology

    late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German slippe‘cut, strip’

    Definitions

    1. a socially awkward or tactless act
  11. 2. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

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  12. 3. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
  13. 4. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
  14. 5. a young and slender person

    Examples

    • « he's a mere slip of a lad »
  15. 6. a place where a craft can be made fast

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  16. 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 »

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  17. 8. a slippery smoothness

    Examples

    • « he could feel the slickness of the tiller »

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  18. 9. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
  19. 10. a small sheet of paper

    Examples

    • « a receipt slip »
  20. 11. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
  21. 12. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

    Examples

    • « the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase »
  22. 13. an unexpected slide

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  23. 14. a flight maneuver

    Examples

    • « aircraft slides sideways in the air »
  24. 15. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

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  • « You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by. »
    James M. Barrie
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    Amelia Barr
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    Terri Apter
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    Dave Grohl
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    Flip Wilson

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