Slip

Quick meaning: Slip is a verb meaning (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

Meaning

(intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To err.
2. (intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.
3. (intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
4. (transitive) To elude or evade by smooth movement.
5. (transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
6. (transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
7. (intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.

Example Sentences

A bone may slip out of place.

I caught the thief, but he slipped my grasp and ran away.

She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand.

There is one that slippeth in his speach, but not from his heart, and who is he that hath not offended with his tongue?

Word Forms

• slips
• slipping
• slipped
• slipt

Synonyms for slip

Depending on context, synonyms include blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include strip, pillowcase, cutting, slick, slipup, mooring.

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