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slip


Definition: Meaning of, slip in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / slɪp /

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slip slipped slipped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
slipping slips
  1. fall or slide [intransitive] to slide a short distance accidentally, and fall or lose your balance slightly
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  2. go somewhere [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go somewhere, without attracting other people's attention [=  slide]
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  3. put something somewhere [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put something somewhere quietly or smoothly [=  slide]
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  4. give something to somebody [transitive] to give someone something secretly or without attracting much attention
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  5. move [intransitive] to move smoothly, especially off or from something
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  6. knife [intransitive] if a knife or other tool slips, it moves so that it accidentally cuts the wrong thing
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  7. get worse [intransitive] to become worse or lower than before
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  8. change condition [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to gradually start being in a particular condition [=  fall]
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  9. clothes [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put a piece of clothing on your body or take it off your body quickly and smoothly
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  10. time [intransitive, always + adverb/preposition] if time slips away, past etc it passes quickly
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  11. slip your mind/memory if something slips your mind, you forget it
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  12. let something slip to say something without meaning to, when you had wanted it to be a secret
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  13. get free [transitive] to get free from something that was holding you
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  14. slip through the net British English American English if someone or something slips through the net, they are not caught or dealt with by the system that is supposed to catch them or deal with them
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  15. let something slip (through your fingers) to not take an opportunity, offer etc
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  16. slip one over on somebody informal especially American English to deceive or play a trick on someone
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  17. slip a disc/disk to suffer an injury when one of the connecting parts between the bones in your back moves out of place
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
slip slips
  1. paper [countable] a small or narrow piece of paper
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  2. mistake [countable] a small mistake
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  3. slip of the tongue/pen a small mistake you make when you are speaking or writing, especially by using the wrong word
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  4. give somebody the slip informal to escape from someone who is chasing you
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  5. clothing [countable] a piece of underwear, similar to a thin dress or skirt, that a woman wears under a dress or skirt
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  6. getting worse [countable usually singular] an occasion when something becomes worse or lower
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  7. slide [countable] an act of sliding a short distance or of falling by sliding
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  8. a slip of a girl/boy etc old-fashioned a small thin young person - often used humorously
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  9. cricket [countable usually plural] a part of the field where players stand, trying to catch the ball in CRICKET
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  10. clay [uncountable] technical a mixture of clay and water that is used for decorating pots
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slip used in phrases

  • Freudian slip (noun)
    1. something you say that is different from what you intended to say, and shows your true thoughts
  • compliment slip (noun)
    1. a small piece of paper with a company's name and address on it, which it sends with goods instead of a letter
  • cover slip (noun)
    1. a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide
  • half-slip (noun)
    1. undergarment worn under a skirt
  • non-slip (adjective)
    1. a non-slip surface prevents you from slipping and falling
  • paying-in slip (noun)
    1. a form that you use when you put money into your bank account [=  deposit slip American English]
  • pillow slip (noun)
    1. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
  • pink slip (noun)
    1. an official document that proves that you own a particular car
    2. a written warning you get when your job is going to end because there is not enough work
  • sales slip (noun)
    1. a small piece of paper that you are given in a shop when you buy something [=  receipt]
  • side-slip (verb)
    1. slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an aeroplane along an inclined lateral axis
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slip used in phrasal verbs

  • slip away (phrasal verb)
    1. to leave secretly
    2. if something such as power or an opportunity slips away, you stop having it
  • slip by (phrasal verb)
    1. if time or an opportunity slips by, it passes and you fail to use it or to gain an advantage from it
  • slip in (phrasal verb)
    1. if you slip in a remark, you make sure that you say it in a conversation in a way that is not too obvious
  • slip into (phrasal verb)
    1. slip into something to quickly put on a piece of clothing
    2. slip into something to gradually start to be in a bad state or situation
  • slip off (phrasal verb)
    1. to take a piece of clothing off quickly
  • slip on (phrasal verb)
    1. to put clothes on
  • slip out (phrasal verb)
    1. if something, especially a secret, slips out, you say it without intending to
  • slip out of (phrasal verb)
    1. slip out of something to take clothes off
  • slip up (phrasal verb)
    1. to make a careless mistake
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