Hyphenation of slip

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slip

Definitions of slip:

1.
A socially awkward or tactless act
2.
A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
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
5.
A young and slender person
He's a mere slip of a lad
6.
A place where a craft can be made fast
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
8.
A slippery smoothness
He could feel the slickness of the tiller
9.
Artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
10.
A small sheet of paper
A receipt slip
11.
A woman's sleeveless undergarment
12.
Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
The burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
13.
An unexpected slide
14.
A flight maneuver
Aircraft slides sideways in the air
15.
The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
16.
Move stealthily
The ship slipped away in the darkness
17.
Insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
He slipped some money into the waiter's hand
18.
Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
The wheels skidded against the sidewalk
19.
Get worse
My grades are slipping
20.
Move smoothly and easily
The bolt slipped into place Water slipped from the polished marble
21.
To make a mistake or be incorrect
22.
Pass on stealthily
He slipped me the key when nobody was looking
23.
Move easily
Slip into something comfortable
24.
Cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
He slipped the bolt into place
25.
Pass out of one's memory
26.
Move out of position
Dislocate joints The artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically

Synonyms of slip:

nounfaux pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie, blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
noun slip-up, miscue, parapraxis, mistake, error, fault
nounpotter's clay, potter's earth
noun cutting, stalk, stem
nounyoung person, youth, younker, spring chicken
noun mooring, moorage, berth, anchorage, anchorage ground
noun trip, mishap, misadventure, mischance
noun slickness, slick, slipperiness, smoothness
noun strip, artifact, artefact
nounslip of paper, sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper
noun chemise, shimmy, shift, teddies, teddy, undergarment
noun case, pillowcase, pillow slip, bed linen
noun skid, sideslip, slide, glide, coast
noun sideslip, flight maneuver, airplane maneuver
noun elusion, eluding, evasion
verb steal, move, slip away
verb insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
verb skid, slue, slew, slide, glide, slip up
verbdrop off, drop away, fall away, worsen, decline
verb escape, get away, break loose, slip by, slip away
verb err, mistake, slip up
verb sneak, pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
verbslip one's mind, forget, block, blank out, draw a blank
verb dislocate, luxate, splay, move, displace

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