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- Dictionaryslip/slɪp/
verb
- 1. lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance: "I slipped over on the ice" Similar
- 2. go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice: "we slipped out by a back door" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance: "a single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside" Similar
- 2. a fall to a lower level or standard: "a continued slip in house prices"
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SLIP definition: 1. to slide without intending to: 2. to move out of the correct position: 3. to go somewhere or…. Learn more.
1. a. : to move with a smooth sliding motion. b. : to move quietly and cautiously : steal. c. : elapse, pass. 2. a (1) : to escape from memory or consciousness. (2) : to become uttered through inadvertence. b. : to pass quickly or easily away : become lost. let an opportunity slip. 3.
When you slip, you slide or skid unintentionally. A slip is also a kind of underwear you wear under a skirt. A Freudian slip, on the other hand, is a slip of the tongue.
Definition of slip verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Slip definition: to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide. See examples of SLIP used in a sentence.
If you refer to someone as a slip of a girl or a slip of a boy, you mean they are small, thin, and young.
(informal) to get away from somebody who is following or running after you. I managed to give him the slip by hiding behind a wall. a slip of a boy, girl, etc. (old-fashioned) a small or thin, usually young, person. I was only a slip of a thing at the time. a slip of the pen/tongue.
Slip Definition. slĭp. slipped, slipping, slips. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Abbreviation. Idiom. Filter. verb. slipped, slipping, slips. To cause to slip or move with a smooth, sliding motion. Webster's New World. To go, move, pass, etc. smoothly, quickly, or easily. Webster's New World.
slip meaning, definition, what is slip: to slide a short distance accidentally, ...: Learn more.
1. a. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly: slipped into bed. b. To move stealthily; steal: slipped out the back door. 2. a. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint: slipped out of the wrestler's hold. b. To put on or remove a piece of clothing smoothly or quietly: slipped into a nightgown; slipped out of the shirt. 3. a.
