slip (n.)

  1. a socially awkward or tactless act

    [ Syn: faux pas , gaffe , solecism , gaucherie ]

  2. a small sheet of paper; a receipt slip

    [ Syn: slip of paper ]

  3. a womans sleeveless undergarment

    [ Syn: chemise , shimmy , shift , teddy ]

  4. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase

    [ Syn: case , pillowcase , pillow slip ]

  5. an unexpected slide

    [ Syn: skid , sideslip ]

  6. a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

    [ Syn: sideslip ]

  7. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

    [ Syn: elusion , eluding ]

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

    [ Syn: slip-up , miscue , parapraxis ]

  9. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

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

    [ Syn: cutting ]

  11. a young and slender person; he's a mere slip of a lad'

  12. a place where a craft can be made fast

    [ Syn: mooring , moorage , berth ]

  13. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; he blamed his slip on the ice; the jolt caused many slips and a few spills

    [ Syn: trip ]

  14. a slippery smoothness; he could feel the slickness of the tiller

    [ Syn: slickness , slick , slipperiness ]

  15. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

    [ Syn: strip ]

    slip (v.)

  1. move stealthily; The ship slipped away in the darkness

    [ Syn: steal ]

  2. pass out of ones memory

    [ Syn: slip ones mind ]

  3. move out of position; dislocate joints; the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically

    [ Syn: dislocate , luxate , splay ]

  4. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; He slipped some money into the waiter's hand'

  5. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; the wheels skidded against the sidewalk

    [ Syn: skid , slue , slew , slide ]

  6. get worse; My grades are slipping

    [ Syn: drop off , drop away , fall away ]

  7. move smoothly and easily; the bolt slipped into place; water slipped from the polished marble'

  8. to make a mistake or be incorrect

    [ Syn: err , mistake ]

  9. pass on stealthily; He slipped me the key when nobody was looking

    [ Syn: sneak ]

  10. move easily; slip into something comfortable'

  11. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; he slipped the bolt into place'

The dictionary is based on the WordNet Electronic Lexical Database.
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