Slip - Definition

n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: faux pas,
gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie]
2: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or
writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn:
slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis]
3: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or
decorating ceramics
4: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant
to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn:
cutting, slip]
5: a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
6: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring,
moorage, berth, slip]
7: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he
blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and
a few spills" [syn: slip, trip]
8: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the
tiller" [syn: slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip]
9: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn:
strip, slip]
10: a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: slip, slip
of paper]
11: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: chemise, shimmy,
shift, slip, teddy]
12: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar
carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: case,
pillowcase, slip, pillow slip]
13: an unexpected slide [syn: skid, slip, sideslip]
14: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn:
slip, sideslip]
15: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn:
slip, elusion, eluding]
v 1: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
[syn: steal, slip]
2: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped
some money into the waiter's hand"
3: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn:
skid, slip, slue, slew, slide]
4: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: slip, drop off,
drop away, fall away]
5: move smoothly and easily; "the bolt slipped into place";
"water slipped from the polished marble"
6: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: err, mistake,
slip]
7: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was
looking" [syn: slip, sneak]
8: move easily; "slip into something comfortable"
9: cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped
the bolt into place"
10: pass out of one's memory [syn: slip, slip one's mind]
11: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial
hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn:
dislocate, luxate, splay, slip]