Slip Definition

slĭp
slipped, slipping, slips
verb
slipped, slipping, slips
To cause to slip or move with a smooth, sliding motion.
Webster's New World
To go, move, pass, etc. smoothly, quickly, or easily.
Webster's New World
To move stealthily; steal.
Slipped out the back door.
American Heritage
To get (into or out of clothes) quickly.
Webster's New World
To escape or pass from (the mind or memory)
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
noun
Webster's New World
An error in conduct or thinking; a mistake.
American Heritage
A leash for a dog made so that it can be released quickly.
Webster's New World
A water channel between piers or wharves, used for the docking of ships.
Webster's New World
An act of slipping, sliding, or falling down.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
abbreviation
Serial Line Internet Protocol.
American Heritage
idiom
give (someone) the slip
  • To escape the pursuit of.
American Heritage
let slip
  • To say inadvertently.
American Heritage
slip one over on
  • To hoodwink; trick.
American Heritage
give someone the slip
  • to evade or escape from someone
Webster's New World
let slip
  • to say or reveal without intending to
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Slip

Noun

Singular:
slip
Plural:
slips

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Slip

Origin of Slip

  • Probably from Middle Dutch slippe or Middle Low German slippe. Compare Dutch slip, German Schlippe.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English slippen probably of Middle Low German or Middle Dutch origin lei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English slime from Old English slypa sleubh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Apparently from Middle Low German slippen (Dutch slippen, German schlippen).

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch slippe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English slype, of uncertain origin.

    From Wiktionary

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