slip
1. a socially awkward or tactless act (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
faux pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie
• Hypernyms:
blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall,
foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
2. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
• Derivationally related forms:
slip up (for: slip-up)
• Hypernyms:
mistake, error, fault
• Hyponyms:
Freudian slip
3. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
• Hypernyms:
potter's clay, potter's earth
4. a young and slender person
- he's a mere slip of a lad
• Hypernyms:
young person, youth, younker, spring chicken
5. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
- he blamed his slip on the ice
- the jolt caused many slips and a few spills
• Syn:
trip
• Derivationally related forms:
trip (for: trip)
• Hypernyms:
mishap, misadventure, mischance
• Hyponyms:
spill, tumble, fall
6. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
• Syn:
strip
• Hypernyms:
artifact, artefact
• Hyponyms:
band, ring, cramp, cramp iron, reef,
lead, leading, mullion, ribbon, typewriter ribbon, screed,
screed, tab, tape, weather strip, weatherstrip,
weather stripping, weatherstripping
7. a small sheet of paper
- a receipt slip
• Syn:
slip of paper
• Hypernyms:
sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper
8. an unexpected slide
• Syn:
skid, sideslip
• Derivationally related forms:
slippy, skid (for: skid)
• Hypernyms:
slide, glide, coast
9. a flight maneuver;
aircraft slides sideways in the air
• Syn:
sideslip
• Hypernyms:
flight maneuver, airplane maneuver
10. a slippery smoothness
- he could feel the slickness of the tiller
• Syn:
slickness, slick, slipperiness
• Derivationally related forms:
slippy, slippery (for: slipperiness), slick (for: slick), slick (for: slickness)
• Hypernyms:
smoothness
11. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
• Syn:
elusion, eluding
• Derivationally related forms:
elude (for: eluding), elude (for: elusion)
• Hypernyms:
evasion
12. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
• Syn:
cutting
• Hypernyms:
stalk, stem
• Hyponyms:
quickset
13. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
• Syn:
chemise, shimmy, shift, teddy
• Hypernyms:
undergarment, unmentionable
• Part Meronyms:
strap, shoulder strap
14. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
• Syn:
case, pillowcase, pillow slip
• Hypernyms:
bed linen
15. a place where a craft can be made fast
• Syn:
mooring, moorage, berth
• Derivationally related forms:
berth (for: berth), moor (for: mooring)
• Hypernyms:
anchorage, anchorage ground
1. move stealthily (Freq. 11)
- The ship slipped away in the darkness
• Syn:
steal
• See Also:
slip away, steal away (for: steal)
• Derivationally related forms:
stealing (for: steal)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
2. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly (Freq. 7)
- He slipped some money into the waiter's hand
• Hypernyms:
insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (Freq. 6)
- the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
• Syn:
skid, slue, slew, slide
• See Also:
slip up
• Derivationally related forms:
slide (for: slide), slider (for: slide), skid (for: skid)
• Hypernyms:
glide
• Hyponyms:
submarine, skid, side-slip
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
4. get worse (Freq. 4)
- My grades are slipping
• Syn:
drop off, drop away, fall away
• Derivationally related forms:
drop-off (for: drop off), slippage
• Hypernyms:
worsen, decline
• Hyponyms:
lapse, backslide
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
5. move smoothly and easily (Freq. 2)
- the bolt slipped into place
- water slipped from the polished marble
• See Also:
slip by, slip away
• Hypernyms:
escape, get away, break loose
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
6. to make a mistake or be incorrect (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
err, mistake
• See Also:
slip up
• Derivationally related forms:
mistake (for: mistake), errancy (for: err), error (for: err)
• Hyponyms:
misremember, stumble, slip up, trip up, misjudge, fall for
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
7. pass on stealthily
- He slipped me the key when nobody was looking
• Syn:
sneak
• Hypernyms:
pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They slip the food to the people
- They slip the people the food
8. move easily
- slip into something comfortable
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
9. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
- he slipped the bolt into place
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s PP
10. pass out of one's memory
• Syn:
slip one's mind
• Hypernyms:
forget, block, blank out, draw a blank
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
11. move out of position
- dislocate joints
- the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
• Syn:
dislocate, luxate, splay
• Derivationally related forms:
slippage, luxation (for: luxate), dislocation (for: dislocate)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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