Definitions of SLIP in various dictionaries:
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a socially awkward or tactless act
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a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
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potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
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a 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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a young and slender person
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a place where a craft can be made fast
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an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
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a slippery smoothness
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artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
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a small sheet of paper
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a woman's sleeveless undergarment
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bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
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an unexpected slide
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a flight maneuver
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the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
verb -
move stealthily
verb -
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
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move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
verb -
get worse
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move smoothly and easily
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to make a mistake or be incorrect
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pass on stealthily
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move easily
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cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
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pass out of one's memory
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move out of position
To move smoothly, easily, and quietly: slipped into bed.
To move stealthily; steal.
To pass gradually, easily, or imperceptibly: “It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by” (Vita Sackville-West).
To slide involuntarily and lose one’s balance or foothold.
To slide out of place; shift position: The gear slipped.
To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint: slipped away from his pursuers.
To decline from a former or standard level; fall off.
To fall behind a scheduled production rate.
To fall into fault or error.
To cause to move in a smooth, easy, or sliding motion: slipped the bolt into place.
To place or insert smoothly and quietly.
To put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly: slip on a sweater; slipped off her shoes.
To get loose or free from; elude.
To bring forth (young) prematurely.
To unleash or free (a dog or hawk) to pursue game.
To release, loose, or unfasten: slip a knot.
To dislocate (a bone).
To pass (a knitting stitch) from one needle to another without knitting it.
The act or an instance of slipping or sliding.
An accident or a mishap, especially a falling down.
An error in conduct or thinking; a mistake.
A slight error or oversight, as in speech or writing: a slip of the tongue.
Nautical.
A docking place for a ship between two piers.
A slipway.
The difference between a vessel’s actual speed through water and the speed at which the vessel would move if the screw were propelling against a solid.
A woman’s undergarment of dress length, suspended from shoulder straps.
A half-slip.
A pillowcase.
Geology.
A smooth crack at which rock strata have moved on each other.
A small fault.
The relative displacement of formerly adj acent points on opposite sides of a fault.
The difference between optimal and actual output in a mechanical device.
Movement between two parts where none should exist, as between a pulley and a belt.
To escape the pursuit of.
A part of a plant cut or broken off for grafting or planting; a scion or cutting.
A long, narrow piece; a strip.
A slender, youthful person: a slip of a child.
A small piece of paper, especially a small form, document, or receipt: a deposit slip; a sales slip.
A narrow pew in a church.
Thinned potter’s clay used for decorating or coating ceramics.
verb - to slide suddenly and accidentally