slip

/slˈɪp/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

move stealthily
“The ship slipped away in the darkness”
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
“He slipped some money into the waiter's hand”
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
“the wheels skidded against the sidewalk”
get worse
“My grades are slipping”
move smoothly and easily
“the bolt slipped into place”
to make a mistake or be incorrect
pass on stealthily
“He slipped me the key when nobody was looking”
move easily
“slip into something comfortable”
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
“he slipped the bolt into place”
pass out of one's memory
move out of position
“dislocate joints”

noun

a socially awkward or tactless act
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
a young and slender person
“he's a mere slip of a lad”
a place where a craft can be made fast
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
“he blamed his slip on the ice”
a slippery smoothness
“he could feel the slickness of the tiller”
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
a small sheet of paper
“a receipt slip”
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
“the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase”

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