Meaning & Definition of Slip in English
Slip
noun
1. A socially awkward or tactless act
- faux pas,
- gaffe,
- solecism,
- slip,
- gaucherie
2. A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- slip,
- slip-up,
- miscue,
- parapraxis
3. Potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- slip
4. A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- cutting,
- slip
5. A young and slender person
- "He's a mere slip of a lad"
- slip
6. A place where a craft can be made fast
- mooring,
- moorage,
- berth,
- slip
7. An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
- "He blamed his slip on the ice"
- "The jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
- slip,
- trip
8. A slippery smoothness
- "He could feel the slickness of the tiller"
- slickness,
- slick,
- slipperiness,
- slip
9. Artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- strip,
- slip
10. A small sheet of paper
- "A receipt slip"
- slip,
- slip of paper
11. A woman's sleeveless undergarment
- chemise,
- shimmy,
- shift,
- slip,
- teddy
12. Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- "The burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
- case,
- pillowcase,
- slip,
- pillow slip
13. An unexpected slide
- skid,
- slip,
- sideslip
14. A flight maneuver
- Aircraft slides sideways in the air
- slip,
- sideslip
15. The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
- slip,
- elusion,
- eluding
verb
1. Move stealthily
- "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
- steal,
- slip
2. Insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
- "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
- slip
3. Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- "The wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
- skid,
- slip,
- slue,
- slew,
- slide
4. Get worse
- "My grades are slipping"
- slip,
- drop off,
- drop away,
- fall away
5. Move smoothly and easily
- "The bolt slipped into place"
- "Water slipped from the polished marble"
- slip
6. To make a mistake or be incorrect
- err,
- mistake,
- slip
7. Pass on stealthily
- "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
- slip,
- sneak
8. Move easily
- "Slip into something comfortable"
- slip
9. Cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
- "He slipped the bolt into place"
- slip
10. Pass out of one's memory
- slip,
- slip one's mind
11. Move out of position
- "Dislocate joints"
- "The artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
- dislocate,
- luxate,
- splay,
- slip