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slip > 24 senses
NOUN	1	slip, faux pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie	A socially awkward or tactless act
	2	slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis	A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
	3	slip	Potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
	4	slip, cutting	A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
	5	slip	A young and slender person
	6	slip, mooring, moorage, berth	A place where a craft can be made fast
	7	slip, trip	An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
	8	slip, slickness, slick, slipperiness	A slippery smoothness
	9	slip, strip	Artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
	10	slip, slip of paper	A small sheet of paper
	11	slip, chemise, shimmy, shift, teddy	A woman's sleeveless undergarment
	12	slip, case, pillowcase, pillow slip	Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
	13	slip, skid, sideslip	An unexpected slide
	14	slip, sideslip	A flight maneuver
	15	slip, elusion, eluding	The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
VERB	1	slip, steal	Move stealthily
	2	slip	Insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
	3	slip, skid, slue, slew, slide	Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
	4	slip, drop off, drop away, fall away	Get worse
	5	slip	Move smoothly and easily
	6	slip, err, mistake	To make a mistake or be incorrect
	7	slip, sneak	Pass on stealthily
	8	slip, slip one's mind	Pass out of one's memory
	9	slip, dislocate, luxate, splay	Move out of position

slip > pronunciation
Sounds	slih'p
Rhymes	acquaintanceship, airship, airstrip, and 100 more rhymes in ihp...

slip > noun 1, act
Meaning	A socially awkward or tactless act.
Synonyms	faux pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie
Broader	blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo

slip > noun 2, act
Meaning	A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
Synonyms	slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
Broader	mistake, error, fault
Narrower	Freudian slip
Verbs	slip; slip

slip > noun 3, substance
Meaning	Potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics.
Broader	potter's clay, potter's earth

slip > noun 4, plant
Meaning	A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting.
Synonyms	cutting
Broader	stalk, stem
Narrower	quickset

slip > noun 5, person
Meaning	A young and slender person.
Examples	"he's a mere slip of a lad"
Broader	young person, youth, younker, spring chicken

slip > noun 6, location
Meaning	A place where a craft can be made fast.
Synonyms	mooring, moorage, berth
Broader	anchorage, anchorage ground

slip > noun 7, event
Meaning	An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall.
Examples	"he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
Synonyms	trip
Broader	mishap, misadventure, mischance
Narrower	spill, tumble, fall

slip > noun 8, attribute
Meaning	A slippery smoothness.
Synonyms	slickness, slick, slipperiness
Broader	smoothness
Adjectives	slippy

slip > noun 9, artifact
Meaning	Artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material.
Synonyms	strip
Broader	artifact, artefact
Narrower	band; band, ring; band; cramp, cramp iron; edge, margin; lead, leading; mullion; ribbon, typewriter ribbon; screed; stay; tab; tape; weather strip, weatherstrip, weather stripping, weatherstripping

slip > noun 10, artifact
Meaning	A small sheet of paper.
Examples	"a receipt slip"
Synonyms	slip of paper
Broader	sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper

slip > noun 11, artifact
Meaning	A woman's sleeveless undergarment.
Synonyms	chemise, shimmy, shift, teddy
Parts	strap, shoulder strap
Broader	undergarment, unmentionable

slip > noun 12, artifact
Meaning	Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow.
Synonyms	case, pillowcase, pillow slip
Broader	bed linen

slip > noun 14, act
Meaning	A flight maneuver. Aircraft slides sideways in the air.
Synonyms	sideslip
Broader	flight maneuver, airplane maneuver
Verbs	slip

slip > noun 15, act
Meaning	The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning).
Synonyms	elusion, eluding
Broader	evasion
Verbs	slip

slip > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move stealthily.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The ship slipped away in the darkness"
Synonyms	steal
Broader	move
See also	slip away
Nouns	slip; slip

slip > verb 2, change
Meaning	Insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
Broader	insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce

slip > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	skid, slue, slew, slide
Broader	glide
See also	slip up
Narrower	submarine; skid; side-slip
Nouns	slip

slip > verb 5, motion
Meaning	Move smoothly and easily.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Broader	escape, get away, break loose
See also	slip by; slip away
Nouns	slip

slip > verb 6, cognition
Meaning	To make a mistake or be incorrect.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	err, mistake
See also	slip up
Narrower	misremember; stumble, slip up, trip up; misjudge; fall for
Nouns	slip

slip > verb 7, possession
Meaning	Pass on stealthily.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Model	They slip the food to the people; They slip the people the food
Examples	"He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
Synonyms	sneak
Broader	pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

slip > verb 8, cognition
Meaning	Pass out of one's memory.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	slip one's mind
Broader	forget, block, blank out, draw a blank
Nouns	slip