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slip1
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- pronunciation:
- slIp
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- give someone the slip, slip up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
slips, slipping, slipped |
| definition 1: |
to move easily, without any resistance.
Her ring was loose and it slipped off easily.- synonyms:
- flow, glide
- similar words:
- slide, soar, steal
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| definition 2: |
to move or leave without being noticed.
They slipped out of the party early.- synonyms:
- slide, sneak, steal
- similar words:
- escape, glide, skulk, slink
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| definition 3: |
to slide accidentally, as on a slippery surface.
I slipped on the ice and fell.- synonyms:
- slide
- similar words:
- skid
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| definition 4: |
to slide out of position.
The camera slipped off its mount.The climber's foot slipped and she nearly fell.- synonyms:
- slide
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| definition 5: |
to decrease in stature or quality.
His health is slipping.My memory seems to be slipping these days.- synonyms:
- decline, deteriorate, sink, slide
- similar words:
- decrease, diminish, dwindle, fail, fall, slump
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| definition 6: |
to make an error.
I made a bad mistake yesterday, and if I slip again, I'll be in real trouble with the boss.- synonyms:
- blunder, err, goof, stumble
- similar words:
- fault, lapse, mistake, trip
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| related words: |
blunder, cleave, ease, glide, leak, nod, pass, relapse, sail, sneak, tumble, waste |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to move (something) with an easy or sliding motion.
They slipped the canoe onto the sandy shore.She slipped a paper bag over the roses to protect them from the wind.- synonyms:
- glide, slide
- similar words:
- slither
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| definition 2: |
to pass or put quickly or quietly.
She slipped a five-dollar bill into my pocket.- synonyms:
- slide
- similar words:
- pass
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| definition 3: |
to put on or take off (clothing) quickly or casually.
The office was warm, so he slipped his jacket off.- similar words:
- doff, don, put, shed, slide
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| definition 4: |
to get free of; escape.
- synonyms:
- escape
- similar words:
- avoid, dodge, elude, evade, flee
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| definition 5: |
to evade (one's memory or attention).
- synonyms:
- elude, escape
- similar words:
- evade
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| related words: |
ease, sneak |
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| phrase: |
slip up |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or an instance of slipping.
- synonyms:
- slide, slippage
- similar words:
- misstep
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| definition 2: |
a mental error.
- synonyms:
- error, mistake, slip-up
- similar words:
- fault
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| definition 3: |
a slight mistake, as in speaking.
- synonyms:
- blunder, lapse, mistake, slip-up
- similar words:
- fault
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| definition 4: |
a serious or embarrassing misstep or mistake.
With that first slip, he began a life of crime.- synonyms:
- faux pas, gaffe, mistake, slip-up
- similar words:
- fault, misstep
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| definition 5: |
a woman's undergarment, worn under a dress or skirt and extending from the bust to the thighs or knees.
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| definition 6: |
a sloping ramp that extends from land into water and serves as a place to land or repair a boat.
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| definition 7: |
a place between two docks where a boat or ship can be moored.
- synonyms:
- mooring
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| related words: |
dock, lapse, miscarriage, miss, mistake, omission, oversight, transgression, trip, tumble |
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| phrase: |
give someone the slip |
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