slip

Plural: slips

Noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act
• a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
• potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
• a young and slender person
  • "he's a mere slip of a lad"
• a place where a craft can be made fast
• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
  • "he blamed his slip on the ice"
  • "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
• a slippery smoothness
• artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
• a small sheet of paper
  • "a receipt slip"
• a woman's sleeveless undergarment
• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
• an unexpected slide
• a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
• the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
• An act or instance of slipping.
• A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
• A slipdress.
• A mistake or error.
• A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
• A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
• A slipway.
• A one-time return to previous maladaptive behavior after cure.
• Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
• A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
• A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
• An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
• Clipping of sideslip.
• A portion of the columns of a newspaper, etc., struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
• A child's pinafore.
• An outside covering or case.
• A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
• Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
• A particular quantity of yarn.
• A narrow passage between buildings.
• Either side of the gallery in a theater.
• A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
• A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
• The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
• The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
• The positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols that causes the loss or insertion of one or more symbols.
• A fish, the sole.
• A newsletter produced by the setter of a cryptic clue-writing competition, containing a full list of winners and commentary on the clues.
• A twig or shoot; a cutting.
• A descendant, a scion.
• A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
• A long, thin piece of something.
• A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
• A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwriters.
• A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
• Mud, slime.

Verb

Verb Forms: slipped, slipt, slipping, slips

• To slide unintentionally; to make a mistake; to pass unnoticed.
• move stealthily
  • "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
• insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
  • "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
• get worse
  • "My grades are slipping"
• move smoothly and easily
  • "the bolt slipped into place"
  • "water slipped from the polished marble"
• to make a mistake or be incorrect
• pass on stealthily
  • "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
• move easily
  • "slip into something comfortable"
• cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
  • "he slipped the bolt into place"
• pass out of one's memory
• move out of position
• To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
• To err.
• To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.
• To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
• To elude or evade by smooth movement.
• To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
• To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
• To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
• slink
• Some errors slipped into the appendix.
• 1981 December 12, Scott Tucker, “Bring On The Cannon”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 5
• 1981 December 12, Scott Tucker, “Bring On The Cannon”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 5: Keith wants to have it both ways. He has engaged me in a political debate, but when his politics are challenged he slips behind a smoke-screen of anti-intellectualism.
• Keith wants to have it both ways. He has engaged me in a political debate, but when his politics are challenged he slips behind a smoke-screen of anti-intellectualism.
• 2020, Dagulf Loptson, Pagan Portals - Loki: Trickster and Transformer
• 2020, Dagulf Loptson, Pagan Portals - Loki: Trickster and Transformer: He was grey and had eight legs, and could travel anywhere and slip into any corner of 9 worlds. For this reason he was called Sleipnir ("the slipper) and was given to Oðinn as his steed.
• He was grey and had eight legs, and could travel anywhere and slip into any corner of 9 worlds. For this reason he was called Sleipnir ("the slipper) and was given to Oðinn as his steed.
• To move down; to slide.
• To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
• Clipping of sideslip (“to fly with the longitudinal axis misaligned with the relative wind”).
• To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
• To omit; to lose by negligence.
• To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
• To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
• To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
• To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.

Examples

• A bone may slip out of place.
• A horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
• a pillow slip
• a salary slip
• a slip from a vine
• a slip of the tongue
• He gave the warden the slip and escaped from the prison.
• He let a prime bingo opportunity slip by, much to his later regret in Scrabble.
• He took a screamer at slip.
• I caught the thief, but he slipped my grasp and ran away.
• I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.
• Profits have slipped over the past six months.
• She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.
• She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand.
• the slip or sheath of a sword
• to slip a piece of cloth or paper

Synonyms

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

Anagrams of slip