slip
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- n a socially awkward or tactless act
- n a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- n potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- n a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- n a young and slender person
he's a mere slip of a lad - n a place where a craft can be made fast
- n an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
he blamed his slip on the ice
the jolt caused many slips and a few spills - n a slippery smoothness
- n artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- n a small sheet of paper
a receipt slip - n a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- n bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- n an unexpected slide
- n a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
- n the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
- v move stealthily
The ship slipped away in the darkness - v insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
He slipped some money into the waiter's hand - v move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- v get worse
My grades are slipping - v move smoothly and easily
the bolt slipped into place
water slipped from the polished marble - v to make a mistake or be incorrect
- v pass on stealthily
He slipped me the key when nobody was looking - v move easily
slip into something comfortable - v cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
he slipped the bolt into place - v pass out of one's memory
- v move out of position
- Manion slips by the Senate .
- Yellow slips!" she yelled, referring to certificates that are required for school transfers.
- Last week the House voted 302-98 to repeal the "pink slip" publicity provision of the Revenue Act of 1934.