slip meaning and definition

SLIP noun

Definition of slip (noun)

1. a socially awkward or tactless act
   • synonyms: faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, solecism
2. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
   • synonyms: miscue, parapraxis, slip-up
3. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
4. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
   • synonyms: cutting
5. a young and slender person
   • "he's a mere slip of a lad"
6. a place where a craft can be made fast
   • synonyms: berth, moorage, mooring
7. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
   • "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
   • synonyms: trip
8. a slippery smoothness
   • "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
   • synonyms: slick, slickness, slipperiness
9. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
   • synonyms: strip
10. a small sheet of paper
    • "a receipt slip"
    • synonyms: slip of paper
11. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
    • synonyms: chemise, shift, shimmy, teddy
12. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
    • "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
    • synonyms: case, pillow slip, pillowcase
13. an unexpected slide
    • synonyms: sideslip, skid
14. a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
    • synonyms: sideslip
15. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
    • synonyms: eluding, elusion

SLIP verb

Definition of slip (verb)

1. move stealthily
   • "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
   • synonyms: steal
2. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
   • "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
3. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
   • "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
   • synonyms: skid, slew, slide, slue
4. get worse
   • "My grades are slipping"
   • synonyms: drop away, drop off, fall away
5. move smoothly and easily
   • "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"
6. to make a mistake or be incorrect
   • synonyms: err, mistake
7. pass on stealthily
   • "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
   • synonyms: sneak
8. move easily
   • "slip into something comfortable"
9. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
   • "he slipped the bolt into place"
10. pass out of one's memory
    • synonyms: slip one's mind
11. move out of position
    • "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
    • synonyms: dislocate, luxate, splay