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Nouns

• (n) a socially awkward or tactless act faux pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie,
• (n) a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. parapraxis, slip-up, miscue,
• (n) potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
• (n) a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting cutting,
• (n) a young and slender person
  • he's a mere slip of a lad
• (n) a place where a craft can be made fast mooring, berth, moorage,
• (n) an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
  • he blamed his slip on the ice
  • the jolt caused many slips and a few spills
  trip,
• (n) a slippery smoothness
  • he could feel the slickness of the tiller
  slick, slipperiness, slickness,
• (n) artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material strip,
• (n) a small sheet of paper
  • a receipt slip
  slip of paper,
• (n) a woman's sleeveless undergarment chemise, shimmy, teddy, shift,
• (n) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
  • the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
  pillowcase, pillow slip, case,
• (n) an unexpected slide sideslip, skid,
• (n) a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air sideslip,
• (n) the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) eluding, elusion,

Verbs

• (v) move stealthily
  • The ship slipped away in the darkness
  steal,
• (v) insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
  • He slipped some money into the waiter's hand
• (v) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
  • the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
  slide, slew, slue, skid,
• (v) get worse
  • My grades are slipping
  drop away, fall away, drop off,
• (v) move smoothly and easily
  • the bolt slipped into place
  • water slipped from the polished marble
• (v) to make a mistake or be incorrect err, mistake,
• (v) pass on stealthily
  • He slipped me the key when nobody was looking
  sneak,
• (v) move easily
  • slip into something comfortable
• (v) cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
  • he slipped the bolt into place
• (v) pass out of one's memory slip one's mind,
• (v) move out of position
  • dislocate joints
  • the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
  dislocate, luxate, splay,

Synonyms

steal faux pas gaffe solecism gaucherie parapraxis slip-up miscue slide slew slue skid cutting drop away fall away drop off err mistake mooring berth moorage trip sneak slick slipperiness slickness strip slip one's mind slip of paper dislocate luxate splay chemise shimmy teddy shift pillowcase pillow slip case sideslip eluding elusion

See also

slip away sneak away sneak off sneak out steal away elapse glide by go by slide by slip by go along pass lapse slip up trip up stumble

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