slip

v., slipped, slip·ping, slips.

v.intr.

1. 1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly: slipped into bed.
   2. To move stealthily; steal.
2. To pass gradually, easily, or imperceptibly: “It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by” (Vita Sackville-West).
3. 1. To slide involuntarily and lose one's balance or foothold. See synonyms at slide.
   2. To slide out of place; shift position: The gear slipped.
4. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint: slipped away from his pursuers.
5. To decline from a former or standard level; fall off.
6. To fall behind a scheduled production rate.
7. To fall into fault or error. Often used with up.

v.tr.

1. To cause to move in a smooth, easy, or sliding motion: slipped the bolt into place.
2. To place or insert smoothly and quietly.
3. To put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly: slip on a sweater; slipped off her shoes.
4. To get loose or free from; elude.
5. To give birth to prematurely. Used of animals.
6. To unleash or free (a dog or hawk) to pursue game.
7. To release, loose, or unfasten: slip a knot.
8. To dislocate (a bone).
9. To pass (a knitting stitch) from one needle to another without knitting it.

n.

1. The act or an instance of slipping or sliding.
2. An accident or mishap, especially a falling down.
3. 1. An error in conduct or thinking; a mistake.
   2. A slight error or oversight, as in speech or writing: a slip of the tongue.
4. Nautical.
   1. A docking place for a ship between two piers.
   2. A slipway.
5. Nautical. The difference between a vessel's actual speed through water and the speed at which the vessel would move if the screw were propelling against a solid.
6. 1. A woman's undergarment of dress length with shoulder straps.
   2. A half-slip.
7. A pillowcase.
8. Geology.
   1. A smooth crack at which rock strata have moved on each other.
   2. A small fault.
   3. The relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault.
9. The difference between optimal and actual output in a mechanical device.
10. Movement between two parts where none should exist, as between a pulley and a belt.
11. A sideways movement of an airplane when banked too far.

idioms:

give (someone) the slip Slang.

1. To escape the pursuit of.

let slip

1. To say inadvertently.

slip one over on Informal.

1. To hoodwink; trick.

[Middle English slippen, probably of Middle Low German or Middle Dutch origin.]

slip² (slĭp)
n.

1. A part of a plant cut or broken off for grafting or planting; a scion or cutting.
2. A long narrow piece; a strip.
3. A slender youthful person: a slip of a child.
4. A small piece of paper, especially a small form, document, or receipt: a deposit slip; a sales slip.
5. A narrow pew in a church.

tr.v., slipped, slip·ping, slips.

To make a slip from (a plant or plant part).

[Probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch slippe.]

slip³ (slĭp)
n.

Thinned potter's clay used for decorating or coating ceramics.

[Middle English, slime, from Old English slypa.]

also slip up

verb

1. To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly: glide, glissade, lapse, slide, slither. See move/halt.
2. To move silently and furtively: creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, snake, sneak, steal. Slang gumshoe. See move/halt.
3. To lose one's balance and fall or almost fall: skid, slide, slither. Idioms: take askidslide. See move/halt.
4. To shift or be shifted out of place: slide. See move/halt.
5. To maneuver gently and slowly into place: ease, glide, slide. See careful/careless, easy/hard.
6. To free from ties or fasteners: disengage, loose, loosen, unbind, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unloose, unloosen, untie. See tighten/loosen.
7. To get away from (a pursuer): elude, evade, lose, shake off, throw off. Slang shake. Idioms: give someone theshakeslip. See seek/avoid.
8. To bring forth a nonviable fetus prematurely: abort, miscarry. See reproduction/barrenness.
9. To displace (a bone) from a socket or joint: dislocate, throw out. Idioms: throw out of joint. See help/harm/harmless.
10. To decline, as in value or quantity, very gradually: drop off, fall off, sag. See increase/decrease.
11. To make an error or mistake: err, miscue, mistake, slip up, stumble, trip up. See correct/incorrect.
12. To undergo moral deterioration: fall, sink. Idioms: gobadwrong. See right/wrong.

phrasal verb - slip into

To put (an article of clothing) on one's person: assume, don, get on, pull on, put on, slip on,, put on/take off.

phrasal verb - slip on

To put (an article of clothing) on one's person: assume, don, get on, pull on, put on, slip into,, put on/take off.

phrasal verb - slip up

To make an error or mistake: err, miscue, mistake, slip, stumble, trip up,, correct/incorrect.

noun

1. An act or thought that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true: erratum, error, inaccuracy, incorrectness, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, slip-up, trip. See correct/incorrect.
2. A minor mistake: lapse, slip-up. Informal fluff. See correct/incorrect.

Idioms beginning with slip:
slip through one's fingers
slip a cog
slip of the lip
slip one's mind
slippery as an eel
slippery slope
slip something over on
slip up

See also give the slip; let slip.

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n

Definition: error, goof
Antonyms: correction, perfection, success

v

Definition: err
Antonyms: correct, improve, perfect

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n. 1. a slope built leading into water, used for launching and landing boats and ships or for building and repairing them.

2. a space in which to dock a boat or ship, especially between two wharves or piers.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. A strip of wood or other material, esp. one inserted in a dovetailed groove.
2. A parting slip. 3. A ground, 1.
4. A long seat or narrow pew in a church.
5. A narrow passage between two buildings.
6. A thin layer of plaster or grout.
7. The movement which occurs between concrete and steel reinforcement in stressed reinforced concrete; an indication of anchorage breakdown.

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[Ma]

A fluid mixture of clay and water (with or without added colourants) into which a vessel is dipped to produce a fine smooth surface.

1. aborted.
2. dislocated or out of place in a more general sense.

• s. claw — flexion of the posterior claw in canaries so the dorsal surface becomes weight-bearing. May be caused by riboflavin deficiency.
• s. disk — see slipped disk.
• s. epiphysis — see epiphysiolysis.
• s. shoulder — see suprascapular paralysis.
• s. stifle — see patellar luxation.
• s. tendon — see perosis.

A cutting taken for grafting or rooting.

IN BRIEF: To happen quietly or without being noticed. Also: To move, shift, or drop, by accident. Also: A woman's undergarment that usually goes under a skirt or dress.

A slip of the foot may be soon recovered; but that of the tongue perhaps never. — Thomas Fuller (1608-1661).

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - glide, smutte
v. tr. - liste, lade glide, slippe løs, føde for tidligt
n. - gliden, fejltrin, lapsus, vår, strimmel, smal liste, slip, underkjole

idioms:

• give someone the slip    slippe væk fra nogen
• slip in    smutte ind
• slip of the tongue    talefejl
• slip on    tage på
• slip on a banana skin    glide i en bananskræl
• slip one's mind    glemme
• slip road    tilkørselsvej, tilkørselsrampe, udfaldsvej
• slip through    snige sig igennem
• slip through the cracks    blive overset
• slip up    begå en fejl, fejltagelse
• slipped disc    diskusprolaps

2.
n. - stykke papir
v. tr. - glide, liste

idioms:

• a slip of a girl    en lille pige
• a slip of paper    et stykke papir

3.
n. - begitteler, slikkervælling

abbr. - SLIP; Internetprotokol

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitglijden, glippen, vervliegen, toestoppen, uitschieten, loslaten, misstap, strook, onderjurk, vergissing, ontsnapping, briefje iemand ontglippen

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - passer (un vêtement), s'adapter à (un rôle), tomber dans (le coma), sombrer doucement dans, se glisser dans/hors de, glisser (sur/de), déraper, tomber (un chargement), baisser, perdre de son emprise, ne plus y être (fam), (Aut) patiner
v. tr. - glisser (qch) dans, passer (qch) dans, retirer (un vêtement), glisser qch à qn, se dégager de, (Naut) filer (un bateau), défaire, glisser (une maille), (Méd) avoir une hernie discale, (Aut) faire patiner l'embrayage
n. - (gén) erreur, faute d'étourderie, gaffe, glissade involontaire, faux pas, personne frêle (arch), combinaison, jupon, glissement de terrain, (Aviat) glissage, (Géol) charriage, chevauchement

idioms:

• give someone the slip    semer qn (fam)
• slip away    partir discrètement, s'éteindre doucement (euph)
• slip in    entrer discrètement (une personne), entrer furtivement (un animal), glisser (une remarque), comporter (des erreurs)
• slip of the tongue    lapsus
• slip off    partir discrètement, enlever (un manteau)
• slip on    passer, enfiler
• slip on a banana skin    glisser sur une peau de banane
• slip one over on    duper qn
• slip one's mind    (fig) oublier complètement
• slip road    bretelle d'accès à l'autoroute
• slip something over on    glisser sur qch et tomber
• slip through    filer entre/à travers, comporter, subsister (des erreurs)
• slip through the cracks    ne pas être remarqué (une erreur)
• slip up    tomber, se tromper, faire une gaffe
• slipped disc    (Méd) hernie discale

2.
n. - bout de papier, reçu, bulletin, (Hort) bouture
v. tr. - glisser qch dans, passer qch dans, glisser qch à qn

idioms:

• a slip of a    frêle (un enfant)
• a slip of paper    un bout de papier

3.
n. - argile (pour décorer des poteries)

abbr. - (abrév = Serial Line Internet Protocol) (Comput) protocole de liaison de données pour la transmission de paquets de données

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - ausrutschen, entwischen, losmachen, schleifen lassen, rutschen, gleiten, sich irren, nachlassen
n. - Ausrutscher, Kissenbezug

idioms:

• give someone the slip    jmdm. entwischen
• slip away    entschwinden
• slip in    sich hineinschleichen, einfließen lassen
• slip of the tongue    Versprecher
• slip off    runterrutschen, abstreifen, schlüpfen aus, ausziehen
• slip on    überstreifen, anziehen
• slip on a banana skin    einen Ausrutscher haben
• slip one over on    etw. überstreifen, in etw. (Akk) schlüpfen, etw. anziehen
• slip one's mind    jmdm. entfallen
• slip road    Zufahrtsstraße, Auffahrt, Ausfahrt
• slip something over on    Übergehen
• slip through    durchrutschen
• slip through the cracks    übersehen werden, vernachlässigt werden
• slip up    einen Schnitzer machen
• slipped disc    (Med.) Bandscheibenvorfall

2.
n. - Zettel, Streifen, Setzling
v. - losmachen, schleifen lassen

idioms:

• a slip of a    (Mädchen o. Junge) klein, dünn und jung
• a slip of paper    ein Zettel

3.
n. - Tonmasse, Schlicker

abbr. - (Comp.) Internetprotokoll der Serie

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γλιστρώ, παραπατώ, ολισθαίνω, ξεγλιστρώ, πασάρω
n. - γλίστρημα, ολίσθημα, ολίσθηση, εκτροπή, ξεστράτισμα, σφάλμα, ατόπημα, ατύχημα, λάθος, παραδρομή, απόκομμα, δελτάριο, δελτίο, μεσοφόρι, κομπινεζόν, λουρί σκύλου ή άλλου ζώου, ναυπηγική κλίνη, μαξιλαροθήκη, κλαδί κομμένο για μεταφύτευση, μόσχευμα (φυτού), λεπτοκαμωμένος νεαρός, απολειφάδι, αραιός πηλός (για διακόσμηση πήλινων αντικειμένων), (γεωλ.) μετατόπιση, (ναυτ.) ράμπα (τραβήγματος σκαφών στην ξηρά), νεώλκιο
abbr. - Πρωτόκολλο Σειραϊκής Γραμμής για το Διαδίκτυο

idioms:

• a slip of a girl    ένα κοριτσάκι σα μίσχος
• a slip of paper    πρόχειρο κομμάτι χαρτί
• give someone the slip    ξεφεύγω από κάποιον
• slip in    παρεισφρέω
• slip of the tongue    παραδρομή της γλώσσας
• slip on    φορώ (ρούχο κ.λπ.), περνώ φορετά
• slip on a banana skin    γλιστρώ σε μπανανόφλουδα
• slip one's mind    μου διαφεύγει
• slip road    (Βρετ.) δρόμος εισόδου σε κύρια οδική αρτηρία
• slip through    περνώ απαρατήρητος, γλιστρώ/ξεφεύγω μέσα από
• slip through the cracks    διαλανθάνω την προσοχή, με ξεχνούν
• slip up    (μτφ.) διαπράττω ολίσθημα/ατόπημα
• slipped disc    μετατόπιση σπονδύλου, δισκοπάθεια

Italiano (Italian)
infilare, allungare, passare qualcosa senza farsi notare, fuggire, scappare di mente, scivolare, scappare, errore, svista, lapsus, scivolone, passo falso, fascia, tagliando, scontrino, talloncino, sottoveste

idioms:

• a slip of    minuto
• give someone the slip    evitare
• slip in    intrufolarsi
• slip of the tongue    papera
• slip on    indossare
• slip one's mind    avere un lapsus della mente
• slip road    svincolo
• slip through    infilarsi
• slip up    errore
• slipped disc/disk    spostamento di un disco vertebrale

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tropeçar, escorregar, descuidar
n. - escorregamento, passo em falso, erro, anágua (f), embarcadouro, doca

idioms:

• a slip of a girl    ainda não uma mulher
• a slip of paper    um talão, um recibo
• give someone the slip    fugir de uma pessoa
• slip in    introduzir, encaixar
• slip of the tongue    deixar escapar, dizer sem querer ou sem pensar
• slip on    peça de vestuário de enfiar pela cabeça
• slip one's mind    esquecer-se
• slip road    estrada escorregadia
• slip through    escorregar através de
• slip up    fazer fiasco, fracassar
• slipped disc/disk    disco deslocado (m)

Русский (Russian)
скольжение, сползание, промах, лифчик, комбинация, детский фартучек, плавки, наволочка, длинная узкая полоска, маленькое существо, бланк, скользить, плавно или быстро передвигаться, двигаться тихо или незаметно, удирать, соскальзывать, поскользнуться, совершать промах, ускользать (из памяти), срываться с языка

idioms:

• a slip of a girl    худышка, тростиночка (о девочке)
• a slip of paper    полоска, листок бумаги
• give someone the slip    ускользнуть от кого-л.
• slip in    незаметно войти, вкрасться (об ошибке), вставлять в разговор
• slip of the tongue    оговорка, обмолвка
• slip on    надеть
• slip one's mind    ускользнуть (из памяти)
• slip road    обходной путь, объезд
• slip through    проскользнуть
• slip up    споткнуться, ошибиться, подытоживать
• slipped disc/disk    смещение межпозвоночного диска

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - resbalar, deslizarse, escurrirse
v. tr. - pasar, meter, soltar, poner disimuladamente, resbalar, deslizarse, escurrirse, cinta
n. - equivocación, error, lapsus, resbalón, mal paso, desliz, banda, esqueje, combinación

idioms:

• give someone the slip    dar esquinazo a alguien, eludir
• slip away    escabullirse, huir, deslizarse
• slip in    introducir
• slip of the tongue    lapsus linguae
• slip off    quitarse de encima, soltar, quitarse una prenda (precipitadamente)
• slip on    ponerse rápidamente (vestidos)
• slip on a banana skin    resbalar sobre una cáscara de banana, cometer un error
• slip one over on    pegársela (a uno), engañar a uno
• slip one's mind    olvidársele, írsele de la cabeza
• slip road    rampa de acceso
• slip something over on    pegarse algo a uno
• slip through    escaparse, escabullirse
• slip through the cracks    fracasar, no ser tenido en cuenta
• slip up    meter la pata, salir mal
• slipped disc    vértebra dislocada, disco intervertebral luxado

2.
n. - volante, cinta
v. tr. - deslizar, meter, soltar, introducir, escaparse, escapar, liberarse de, saltarse, pasar por alto, omitir, olvidar, dislocarse (un hueso)

idioms:

• a slip of a    un pedazo de
• a slip of paper    un pedazo de papel

3.
n. - lengua (de tierra)

abbr. - Protocolo de Internet de Línea en Serie

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - glida, halka, slinta, smyga, göra fel, göra ett misstag, tappa stilen, låta glida, sätta, sticka, släppa iväg, låta gå överbord, undkomma, undslippa
n. - glidning, halkning, slintning, misstag, felsteg, örngott, kuddvar, underklänning, midjekjol, underkjol, gymnastikdräkt för
abbr. - protokoll för dataöverföring via internet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 滑动, 失足, 滑倒, 使滑动, 错过, 使滑行, 被...忽略, 滑跤, 下降

idioms:

• a slip of a girl    瘦长的姑娘
• a slip of paper    纸条
• give someone the slip    乘人不备时溜走
• slip in    溜进
• slip of the tongue    口误
• slip on    急忙戴上
• slip on a banana skin    犯错
• slip one's mind    忘记
• slip road    高速公路会交点
• slip through    悄悄通过, 漏网
• slip through the cracks    不被注意, 遭遗漏, 被遗忘
• slip up    跌倒, 疏忽, 遭到不幸
• slipped disc    椎间盘突出, 滑行椎间盘

2. 片条, 板条, 接枝, 插枝, 纸条, 从取接枝

3. 后裔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 後裔

2.
v. intr. - 滑動, 失足, 滑倒
v. tr. - 使滑動, 錯過, 使滑行, 被...忽略
n. - 滑動, 失足, 滑跤, 下降

idioms:

• a slip of a girl    瘦長的姑娘
• a slip of paper    紙條
• give someone the slip    乘人不備時溜走
• slip in    溜進
• slip of the tongue    口誤
• slip on    急忙戴上
• slip on a banana skin    犯錯
• slip one's mind    忘記
• slip road    高速公路會交點
• slip through    悄悄通過, 漏網
• slip through the cracks    不被注意, 遭遺漏, 被遺忘
• slip up    跌倒, 疏忽, 遭到不幸
• slipped disc    椎間盤突出, 滑行椎間盤

3.
n. - 片條, 板條, 接枝, 插枝, 紙條
v. tr. - 從取接枝

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 미끄러지다, 헛디디다, 벗겨지다
v. tr. - 미끄러지듯 움직이게 하다, 쑥 끼우다, (기회 등을) 깜박 놓치다
n. - 미끄러짐, 과실, (질, 양 따위의) 저하

idioms:

• give someone the slip    남을 속이고 달아나다, (뒷 사람을) 떼어 버리다
• slip in    살짝 들어서다
• slip on    발이 걸려 넘어지다
• slip through    미끄러지듯 달리다
• slip up    헛디디다, 실수하다

2.
n. - (천, 종이 따위의) 슬립, 접지, 좁고 긴 의자
v. tr. - ~에서 접지를 떼다, ~의 포기 나누기를 하다, (일부분을) 따다

idioms:

• a slip of a girl    꺽다리 소녀
• a slip of paper    작은 종이 조각

3.
n. - 도자기 제조에 쓰이는 점토 고체입자의 현탁액

abbr. - 직렬선 인터넷 프로토콜

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 滑る, 滑って転ぶ, そっと入る, そっと動く, 抜け落ちる, 逃れる, 知らぬまに陥る, 放つ, ほどく
n. - 滑ること, スリップ, うっかりした間違い, 造船台, 荷揚げ用斜面, まくらカバー, そで, 細長い一片, 伝票

idioms:

• a slip of a girl    ほっそりした女の子
• a slip of paper    紙切れ
• compliments slip    社名入り贈答用カード
• slip in    つまらないミスをする, ちょっと立ち寄る
• slip of the tongue    失言
• slip on    すべって転ぶ, 急いで着る
• slip on a banana skin/peel    バナナの皮を踏んで転ぶ
• slip one's mind    忘れる
• slip road    進入路
• slip through    すべるように進む
• slip through one's fingers    逃げ去る, 取り留められない
• slip through the net    逃げ去る, 捕まらない
• slip up    すべってころぶ, 間違う
• slipped disc/disk    椎間板ヘルニア

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخطيء, يزل, يمر, ينقضي, ينساب, ينزلق, يلبس ثيابه بسرعه (الاسم) كيس مخدة, هفوة, مزلق ألسفن, أنسلال, فرار (اختصار) مختصر : طريقه اتصالات الانترنت يتهرب من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮החליק, נפל, מעד, חמק, חלף, הידרדר, השתחרר, נשמט‬
v. tr. - ‮הפליג, הגניב, שחרר‬
n. - ‮החלקה, נפילה, מעידה, תחתונית, חמוקית, ציפית, בגד קל, כבש-ספינות, שחקן-קריקט, חימר דליל, טעות‬
n. - ‮פתק, פיסת-נייר, ייחור‬
v. tr. - ‮נטל ייחור מצמח‬
n. - ‮חימר דליל‬
abbr. - ‮פרוטוקול שימוש באינטרנט‬

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Slip Cover	Bra Slip
Strapless Slip	Slip 2(x)ist