SLIP
Scrabble letter values: S1L1I1P3 = 6
Definition
- verb move stealthily. — synonyms: steal
- verb insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly.
- verb move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner. — synonyms: skid, slue, slew, slide
- verb get worse. — synonyms: drop_off, drop_away, fall_away
- verb move smoothly and easily.
- verb to make a mistake or be incorrect. — synonyms: err, mistake
- verb pass on stealthily. — synonyms: sneak
- verb move easily.
- verb cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion.
- verb pass out of one's memory. — synonyms: slip_one's_mind
- verb move out of position. — synonyms: dislocate, luxate, splay
- noun a socially awkward or tactless act. — synonyms: faux_pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie
- noun a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.. — synonyms: slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
- noun potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics.
- noun a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting. — synonyms: cutting
- noun a young and slender person.
- noun a place where a craft can be made fast. — synonyms: mooring, moorage, berth
- noun an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall. — synonyms: trip
- noun a slippery smoothness. — synonyms: slickness, slick, slipperiness
- noun artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material. — synonyms: strip
- noun a small sheet of paper. — synonyms: slip_of_paper
- noun a woman's sleeveless undergarment. — synonyms: chemise, shimmy, shift, teddy
- noun bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow. — synonyms: case, pillowcase, pillow_slip
- noun an unexpected slide. — synonyms: skid, sideslip
- noun a flight maneuver. — synonyms: sideslip
- noun the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning). — synonyms: elusion, eluding
Examples
- “The ship slipped away in the darkness”
- “He slipped some money into the waiter's hand”
- “the wheels skidded against the sidewalk”