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verbmove obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled mannertype of:
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"The ship slipped away in the darkness"verbmove stealthily
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nounbed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
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nounan unexpected slide
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nouna flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
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nouna slippery smoothness
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nouna socially awkward or tactless act
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nouna part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
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verbmove out of position
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"a receipt slip" "a withdrawal slip"nouna small sheet of paper
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"he blamed his slip on the ice" "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"nounan accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
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nouna minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
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nouna place where a craft can be made fasttype of:
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verbpass out of one's memory
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"He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"verbpass on stealthily
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nounartifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
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verbto make a mistake or be incorrect
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nouna woman's sleeveless undergarmenttype of:
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"My grades are slipping"verbget worse
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"he's a mere slip of a lad"nouna young and slender persontype of:
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"he slipped the bolt into place"verbcause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
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"He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"verbinsert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
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"slip into something comfortable"verbmove easilytype of:
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"the bolt slipped into place" "water slipped from the polished marble"verbmove smoothly and easilytype of:
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nounpotter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramicstype of:
Examples of slip
- "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
- "a receipt slip"
- "a withdrawal slip"
- "he blamed his slip on the ice"
- "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
- "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
- "My grades are slipping"
- "he's a mere slip of a lad"
- "he slipped the bolt into place"
- "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
- "slip into something comfortable"
- "the bolt slipped into place"
- "water slipped from the polished marble"