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   slip

   /slɪp/

   verb

   • 1. lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance: "I slipped over on the ice" Similar slideskidslitherglidefall overfalllose one's balancelose/miss one's footingstumbletumbletrip
   • ▪ (of an object) accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone's grasp: "the envelope slipped through Luke's fingers" Similar falldropslide
   • ▪ fail to grip or make proper contact with a surface: "the front wheels began to slip"
   • 2. go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice: "we slipped out by a back door" Similar creepstealsneakslidesidleslopeslinkpadtiptoepussyfootedgemove stealthily/quietlyinsinuate oneself
   • ▪ put (something) in a particular place or position quietly, quickly, or stealthily: "she slipped the map into her pocket" Similar puttuckstowinsertinformal:popstickshovestuffOpposite remove
   • ▪ put on (a garment) quickly and easily: "Sarah slipped into a red jacket" Similar put onpull ondondress/clothe oneself inget intoclimb intofling onthrow onpour oneself intochange intoinformal:tog oneself up/out indoll oneself up inOpposite take off
   • ▪ take off (a garment) quickly and easily: "in the bathroom she quickly slipped out of her clothes" Similar take offremovepull offpeel offshrug offdiscardsheddivest oneself ofdofffling offfling asideclimb out ofundounfastenunbuttonunzipOpposite put on
   • 3. pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way: "many people feel standards have slipped" Similar declinedeterioratedegenerateworsenget worsefallfall offdropdecaybackslideregressinformal:go downhillgo to the dogsgo to potgo down the tube/tubesgo down the toilethit the skidsdropgo downsinkslumptumbleplungeplummetfall off a cliffdecreasedepreciateinformal:crashnosediveOpposite improverise
   • ▪ be behaving in a way that is not up to one's usual level of performance: informal "you're slipping, Doyle—you need a holiday" Similar declinedeterioratedegenerateworsenget worsefallfall offdropdecaybackslideregressinformal:go downhillgo to the dogsgo to potgo down the tube/tubesgo down the toilethit the skidsOpposite improve
   • 4. escape or get loose from (a means of restraint): "the giant balloon slipped its moorings"
   • ▪ (of a thought or fact) fail to be remembered by (one's mind or memory); elude (one's notice): "a beautiful woman's address was never likely to slip his mind"
   • ▪ release (an animal, typically a hunting dog) from restraint: "they slipped the hounds, the hare racing for the side of the hill"
   • ▪ move (a stitch) to the other needle without knitting it: "slip the next twelve stitches on to a stitch holder"
   • ▪ release (the clutch of a motor vehicle) slightly or for a moment: "I gunned the engine, slipping the clutch slightly"
   • ▪ disengage (a ship's anchor) when leaving a port in haste: "they slipped their cables rather than stay to weigh anchor"
   • ▪ (of an animal) produce (dead young) prematurely; abort: "if you twist a mare's back too sharply it can slip foal"

   noun

   • 1. an act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance: "a single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside" Similar false stepmisstepslideskidfalltriptumble
   • ▪ relative movement of an object or surface and a solid surface in contact with it.
   • ▪ a reduction in the movement of a pulley or other mechanism due to slipping of the belt, rope, etc.
   • ▪ a sideways movement of an aircraft in flight, typically downwards towards the centre of curvature of a turn: "the slip is used to get rid of excess height"
   • ▪ the extent of relative horizontal displacement of corresponding points on either side of a fault plane: "a slip plane"
   • 2. a fall to a lower level or standard: "a continued slip in house prices"
   • ▪ a minor or careless mistake: "the judge made a slip in his summing up"
   • 3. a loose-fitting garment, typically a short petticoat: "a silk slip" Similar underskirtpetticoatundersliphalf-slip
   • 4. a fielding position (often one of two or more in an arc) close behind the batter on the off side, for catching balls edged by the batter: "he was caught in the slips for 32"
   • ▪ a fielder at slip.
   • 5. short for slipway
   • 6. a leash which enables a dog to be released quickly: "Tommy bolted off like a greyhound released from the slips"
   • 7. short for slip stitch

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly and softly’): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slip someone's mindSlip someone's mind/memory Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1 day ago · The meaning of SLIP SOMEONE'S MIND/MEMORY is to be forgotten by someone. How to use slip someone's mind/memory in a sentence.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slip of paperSlip of paper - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   5 days ago · a small sheet of paper.

4. www.britannica.com › science › landslideLandslide | Definition, Types, Causes, & Facts | Britannica

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   5 days ago · landslide, the movement downslope of a mass of rock, debris, earth, or soil (soil being a mixture of earth and debris). Landslides occur when gravitational and other types of shear stresses within a slope exceed the shear strength (resistance to shearing) of the materials that form the slope.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slip-upSlip-up - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   1 day ago · a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. synonyms: miscue, parapraxis, slip. see more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slip onSlip on - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   3 days ago · put on with ease or speed.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slip through one's fingersSlip through one's fingers Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   3 days ago · The meaning of SLIP THROUGH ONE'S FINGERS is to pass without being taken advantage of. How to use slip through one's fingers in a sentence.

8. www.theknittingcircle.com › video › working-slip-slip-purl-sspWorking a Slip, Slip, Purl (ssp) Stitch | The Knitting Circle

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   1 day ago · The slip, slip, purl creates one stitch where there were two, making it a single decrease. It’s often paired with the purl two together (p2tog) decrease since that decrease leans in the opposite direction.