What does Slip Mean?
Definition as Noun
- potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- a young and slender person
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
- a socially awkward or tactless act
- a place where a craft can be made fast
- a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
- an unexpected slide
- a slippery smoothness
- a small sheet of paper
- a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
Definition as Verb
- insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
- move smoothly and easily
- move easily
- cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
- move out of position
- get worse
- to make a mistake or be incorrect
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- pass out of one's memory
- pass on stealthily
- move stealthily
Examples
- "he's a mere slip of a lad"
- "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
- "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
- "a receipt slip"; "a withdrawal slip"
- "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
- "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
- "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"
- "slip into something comfortable"
- "he slipped the bolt into place"
- "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
- "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
- "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
- "The ship slipped away in the darkness"