SLIP

• (noun) the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

  synonyms : eluding , elusion

• (noun) a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

  synonyms : miscue , parapraxis , slip-up

• (noun) a socially awkward or tactless act

  synonyms : faux pas , gaffe , gaucherie , solecism

• (noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

  synonyms : sideslip

• (noun) an unexpected slide

  synonyms : sideslip , skid

• (noun) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

  "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"

  synonyms : case , pillow slip , pillowcase

• (noun) a woman's sleeveless undergarment

  synonyms : chemise , shift , shimmy , teddy

• (noun) a small sheet of paper

  "a receipt slip"

  synonyms : slip of paper

• (noun) artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

  synonyms : strip

• (noun) a slippery smoothness

  "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"

  synonyms : slick , slickness , slipperiness

• (noun) 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

• (noun) a place where a craft can be made fast

  synonyms : berth , moorage , mooring

• (noun) a young and slender person

  "he's a mere slip of a lad"

• (noun) a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

  synonyms : cutting

• (noun) potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

• (verb) insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

  "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"

• (verb) get worse

  "My grades are slipping"

  synonyms : drop away , drop off , fall away

• (verb) move out of position

  "dislocate joints", "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

  synonyms : dislocate , luxate , splay

• (verb) pass out of one's memory

  synonyms : slip one's mind

• (verb) to make a mistake or be incorrect

  synonyms : err , mistake

• (verb) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

  "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

  synonyms : skid , slew , slide , slue

• (verb) move stealthily

  "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

  synonyms : steal

• (verb) move smoothly and easily

  "the bolt slipped into place", "water slipped from the polished marble"

• (verb) cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

  "he slipped the bolt into place"

• (verb) move easily

  "slip into something comfortable"

• (verb) pass on stealthily

  "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

  synonyms : sneak

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