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Words with a similar base: pillow_slip, sideslip, slip, slip-up, slip_of_paper, slip_one's_mind, slipperiness

'slip'

[faux_pas.n.01] as in: a socially awkward or tactless act

'slip'

[slip.n.02] as in: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

'slip'

[slip.n.03] as in: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

'slip'

[cutting.n.02] as in: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

'slip'

[slip.n.05] as in: a young and slender person

Examples:
he's a mere slip of a lad

'slip'

[mooring.n.01] as in: a place where a craft can be made fast

'slip'

[slip.n.07] as in: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

Examples:
he blamed his slip on the ice
the jolt caused many slips and a few spills

'slip'

[slickness.n.03] as in: a slippery smoothness

Examples:
he could feel the slickness of the tiller

'slip'

[strip.n.02] as in: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

'slip'

[slip.n.10] as in: a small sheet of paper

Examples:
a receipt slip

'slip'

[chemise.n.01] as in: a woman's sleeveless undergarment

'slip'

[case.n.19] as in: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

Examples:
the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase

'slip'

[skid.n.03] as in: an unexpected slide

'slip'

[slip.n.14] as in: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

'slip'

[slip.n.15] as in: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

'slip'

[steal.v.02] as in: move stealthily

Examples:
The ship slipped away in the darkness

'slip'

[slip.v.02] as in: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

Examples:
He slipped some money into the waiter's hand

'slip'

[skid.v.04] as in: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Examples:
the wheels skidded against the sidewalk

'slip'

[slip.v.04] as in: get worse

Examples:
My grades are slipping

'slip'

[slip.v.05] as in: move smoothly and easily

Examples:
the bolt slipped into place
water slipped from the polished marble

'slip'

[err.v.01] as in: to make a mistake or be incorrect

'slip'

[slip.v.07] as in: pass on stealthily

Examples:
He slipped me the key when nobody was looking

'slip'

[slip.v.08] as in: move easily

Examples:
slip into something comfortable

'slip'

[slip.v.09] as in: cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

Examples:
he slipped the bolt into place

'slip'

[slip.v.10] as in: pass out of one's memory

'slip'

[dislocate.v.01] as in: move out of position

Examples:
dislocate joints
the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically

Origins

					slip (English)
└── slype (Old English (ca. 450-1100))