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Meaning
Verb
●
To
lose
one’s
traction
on a
slippery
surface
; to
slide
due to a
lack
of friction.
●
To err.
●
To
accidentally
reveal
a
secret
or otherwise
say
something unintentionally.
●
To
move
or
fly
(
out of place
); to
shoot
; often with out, off, etc.
●
To
pass
(a
note
, money, etc.), often covertly.
●
To cause to
move
smoothly
and
quickly
; to
slide
; to
convey
gently
or secretly.
●
To
move quickly
and often
secretively
; to
depart
,
withdraw
,
enter
,
appear
,
intrude
, or
escape
as if
by sliding.
●
To
move down
; to slide.
●
In Falconry & Hunting:
To
release
(a
dog
, a
bird of prey
, etc.) to
go after
a quarry.
●
In Aviation:
Clipping of
sideslip
: To
fly
with the
longitudinal
axis
misaligned
with the
relative
wind.
●
In Cooking:
To
remove
the
skin
of a
soft fruit
, such as a
tomato
or
peach
, by
blanching
briefly
in
boiling
water, then
transferring
to
cold
water so that the
skin
peels
, or
slips
, off easily.
●
To
omit
; to
lose
by negligence.
●
To
cut
slips
from; to
cut
; to
take off
; to make a
slip
or
slips
of.
●
To cause to
slip
or
slide off
, or
out of
place.
●
To
bring forth
(young)
prematurely
; to slink.
●
In Business:
To cause (a
schedule
or
release
, etc.)
to go
, or let it go, beyond the
allotted
deadline.
Noun
●
An
act
or
instance
of slipping.
●
In Underwear:
A woman's
undergarment
worn
under a
skirt
or
dress
to
conceal
unwanted
nudity
that may otherwise be
revealed
by the
skirt
or
dress
itself; a shift.
●
A slipdress.
●
A
mistake
or error.
●
In Nautical:
A
berth
; a
space
for a
ship
to moor.
●
In Nautical:
A
difference
between the
theoretical
distance
traveled
per
revolution
of the
propeller
and the
actual
advance
of the vessel.
●
In Nautical:
A slipway.
●
In Medicine:
A
one-time
return
to
previous
maladaptive
behaviour
after cure.
●
In Cricket:
Any of several
fielding positions
to the
off side
of the
wicket keeper
,
designed
to
catch
the
ball
after being
deflected
from the
bat
; a
fielder
in that
position
(See
first slip
,
second slip
,
third slip
,
fourth slip
and
fifth
slip
.)
●
A number between 0 and 1 that is the
difference
between the
angular
speed
of a
rotating magnetic field
and the
angular
speed
of its
rotor
,
divided
by the
angular
speed
of the
magnetic field
.
●
A
leash
or
string
by which a
dog
is
held
; so called from its being made in such a
manner
as to
slip
, or become
loose
, by
relaxation
of the hand.
●
An
escape
; a
secret
or
unexpected
desertion.
●
In Aviation:
Clipping of sideslip.
●
In Printing:
A
portion
of the
columns
of a
newspaper
etc.
struck off
by itself; a
proof
from a
column
of type when set
up and
in the galley.
●
In Underwear:
A child's pinafore.
●
An outside
covering
or case.
●
A
counterfeit
piece
of money, made from
brass
covered
with silver.
●
Matter found in
troughs
of
grindstones
after the
grinding
of
edge
tools.
●
A particular
quantity
of yarn.
●
In British English:
A
narrow
passage
between buildings.
●
Either
side
of the
gallery
in a theater.
●
In American English:
A long
seat
or
narrow
pew
in
churches
, often without a door.
●
In Mining:
A
dislocation
of a lead,
destroying
continuity.
●
In Engineering:
The
motion
of the
centre
of
resistance
of the
float
of a
paddle wheel
, or the
blade
of an
oar
, through the water
horizontally
, or the
difference
between a vessel's
actual
speed
and the
speed
it would have if the
propelling
instrument
acted upon
a
solid
; also, the
velocity
,
relatively
to
still water
, of the
backward
current of water
produced
by the propeller.
●
The
difference
between the
actual
and
synchronous speeds
of an
induction
motor.
●
In Telecommunications:
The
positional
displacement
in a
sequence
of
transmitted
symbols
that
causes
the
loss
or
insertion
of one or more
symbols
.
●
A
fish
, the sole.
●
A
twig
or
shoot
; a cutting.
●
A
descendant
, a scion.
●
A
young
person (now usually with of
introducing
descriptive
qualifier).
●
A long,
thin
piece
of something.
●
In Underwear:
A small
piece of paper
, especially one
longer
than it is
wide
,
typically
a form for
writing
on or one
giving
printed
information.
●
A
memorandum
of the
particulars
of a risk for which a
policy
is to be
executed
. It usually
bears
the broker's
name
and is
initiated
by the underwriters.
●
In Ceramics:
A
thin
,
slippery
mix
of
clay
and water.
●
Mud, slime.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
slip
English
slype
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Blooper
Blunder
Boo-Boo
Defect
Error
Fault
Fluff
Gaffe
Lapse
Mistake
Stumble
Thinko
Goof
Dock
Child
Faux Pas
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Pass
Roll
Bounce
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Squeeze
Bump
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Drift
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Drag
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Blow
Leak
Friction
Sink
Scrape
Move
Dangle
Pop
Flow
Glide
Crawl
Fly
Crack
Jump
Bend
Tumble
Deflection
Toss
Sneak
Sheet
Deformation
Vibration
Wear
Collapse
Spill
Knock
Creep
Sticker
Splash
Load
Hang
Lift
Sliding
Twist
Note
Fracture
Plate
Lock
Wander
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Rhymes
Kip
Nip
Hip
Zip
Pip
Sip
Lip
Yip
Dip
Gyp
Pip
Tip
Rip
Nip
Clip
Drip
Quip
Skip
Ship
Grip
Snip
Crip
Chip
Flip
Chip
Slip
Whip
Trip
Plip
Unzip
Strip
Shipp
Equip
Outstrip
Bulldog Clip
Freudian Slip
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