slip Meaning and Definition

1. n. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

2. n. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

3. n. a socially awkward or tactless act

4. n. a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

5. n. an unexpected slide

6. n. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

7. n. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

8. n. a small sheet of paper

9. n. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

10. n. a slippery smoothness

11. n. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

12. n. a place where a craft can be made fast

13. n. a young and slender person

14. n. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

15. n. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

16. v. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

17. v. get worse

18. v. move out of position

19. v. pass out of one's memory

20. v. to make a mistake or be incorrect

21. v. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

22. v. move stealthily

23. v. move smoothly and easily

24. v. pass on stealthily