Slip - Synonyms for Slip from Bibliodata

slip

'slip' - used as a noun

Synonyms for 'slip'

1. a socially awkward or tactless act
2. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
3. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
4. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
5. a young and slender person
he's a mere slip of a lad
6. a place where a craft can be made fast
7. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
he blamed his slip on the ice
the jolt caused many slips and a few spills
8. a slippery smoothness
9. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
10. a small sheet of paper
a receipt slip
11. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
12. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
13. an unexpected slide
14. a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
15. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

'slip' - used as a verb
16. move stealthily
The ship slipped away in the darkness
17. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
He slipped some money into the waiter's hand
18. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
19. get worse
My grades are slipping
20. move smoothly and easily
21. to make a mistake or be incorrect
22. pass on stealthily
He slipped me the key when nobody was looking
23. pass out of one's memory
24. move out of position

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