Dictionary Definition
slip
Noun
2 a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in
speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn:
slip-up,
miscue, parapraxis]
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 [syn: cutting]
5 a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip
of a lad"
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" [syn: trip]
8 a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the
slickness of the tiller" [syn: slickness, slick, slipperiness]
9 artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of
material [syn: strip]
10 a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn:
slip
of paper]
12 bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow;
"the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: case, pillowcase, pillow
slip]
14 a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in
the air [syn: sideslip]
Verb
1 move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the
darkness" [syn: 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"
[syn: skid, slue, slew, slide]
5 move smoothly and easily
7 pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when
nobody was looking" [syn: sneak]
8 pass out of one's memory [syn: slip one's
mind]
9 move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the
artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
[syn: dislocate,
luxate, splay] [also: slipping, slipped]slipped See slip