slips

Definitions of slips in various dictionaries:

noun - a socially awkward or tactless act

noun - a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

noun - potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

noun - a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

noun - a young and slender person

noun - a place where a craft can be made fast

noun - an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

noun - a slippery smoothness

noun - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

noun - a small sheet of paper

noun - a woman's sleeveless undergarment

noun - bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

noun - an unexpected slide

noun - a flight maneuver

noun - the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

verb - move stealthily

verb - insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

verb - move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

verb - get worse

verb - move smoothly and easily

verb - to make a mistake or be incorrect

verb - pass on stealthily

verb - move easily

verb - cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

verb - pass out of one's memory

verb - move out of position

verb - to slide suddenly and accidentally