slip
verb
[ slɪp ]
• lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.
• "I slipped over on the ice"
Similar:
slide,
skid,
slither,
glide,
fall over,
fall,
lose one's balance,
lose/miss one's footing,
stumble,
tumble,
trip,
• go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice.
• "we slipped out by a back door"
Similar:
creep,
steal,
sneak,
slide,
sidle,
slope,
slink,
pad,
tiptoe,
pussyfoot,
edge,
move stealthily/quietly,
insinuate oneself,
escape,
make one's escape,
get away,
break free,
make one's getaway,
abscond,
decamp,
disappear,
vanish,
fly the coop,
do a bunk,
do a runner,
take a powder,
• pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way.
• "many people feel standards have slipped"
Similar:
decline,
deteriorate,
degenerate,
worsen,
get worse,
fall,
fall off,
drop,
decay,
backslide,
regress,
go downhill,
go to the dogs,
go to pot,
go down the tube/tubes,
go down the toilet,
hit the skids,
go down,
sink,
slump,
tumble,
plunge,
plummet,
decrease,
depreciate,
crash,
nosedive,
• escape or get loose from (a means of restraint).
• "the giant balloon slipped its moorings"
slip
noun
• an act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.
• "a single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside"
• a fall to a lower level or standard.
• "a continued slip in house prices"
• a loose-fitting garment, typically a short petticoat.
• "a silk slip"
• a fielding position (often one of two or more in an arc) close behind the batsman on the off side, for catching balls edged by the batsman.
• "he was caught in the slips for 32"
• short for slipway.
• "he brought his steamer to the yard for overhaul at his old employer's slip"
• a leash which enables a dog to be released quickly.
• "Tommy bolted off like a greyhound released from the slips"
• short for slip stitch.
• "one colour at a time should be knitted in striped slip"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly and softly’): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery.
slip
noun
• a small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
• "his monthly salary slip"
Similar:
piece of paper,
scrap of paper,
paper,
sheet,
note,
chit,
coupon,
voucher,
stickie,
Post-it (note),
• a cutting taken from a plant for grafting or planting; a scion.
Origin:
late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German slippe ‘cut, strip’.
slip
noun
• a creamy mixture of clay, water, and typically a pigment of some kind, used especially for decorating earthenware.
Origin:
mid 17th century: of obscure origin; compare with Norwegian slip(a) ‘slime’.
