Slip | Mean of slip in English Dictionary

/ˈslɪp/

• Verb
• to slide out of the proper position
1. The ring was too big and slipped off my finger.
2. The engine's belt continued to slip.
3. The hammer slipped out of my hands.
4. The knife slipped and she cut herself.
5. My foot slipped on the stair and I fell.
• to lose your balance especially on a slippery surface
1. She slipped and fell.
2. He slipped on the stairs.
3. Be careful not to slip on the ice.
• to move easily across or over something
1. The drawer should just slip [=slide] into place.
2. The bib slips over the baby's head.
3. Help me slip the cover over the piano.

• to move into or out of a place without being noticed
1. Someone was able to slip through security.
2. We'll slip out the back door.
• to put on or take off a piece of clothing quickly or easily
1. He stood up and slipped on his jacket.
2. He slipped off his shoes.
3. Let me just slip into my bathrobe.
4. You should slip out of those wet clothes.
• to put or place (something) somewhere in a quiet or secret way
1. He slipped the key into his pocket.
2. Someone slipped a drug into his drink.
3. He managed to slip in [=include] a few jokes during his speech.
• to give (something) to someone in a quiet or secret way
1. He slipped the envelope to his secretary. = He slipped his secretary the envelope.
• to happen or pass without being noticed by someone or something
1. Time keeps slipping away.
2. Her birthday slipped by without us knowing.
3. Despite all our efforts, some errors do slip past us.
4. We didn't want to let the opportunity slip through our fingers. [=we did not want to let the opportunity pass without taking advantage of it]
• to go from one state or condition to another
1. She was slipping out of consciousness.
2. The patient slipped into a coma.
3. The word has slipped into disuse.
4. The actor slipped into character. [=the actor began to behave, speak, etc., like the character he was playing]
• to move into a lower or worse state or condition
1. The stock market has slipped to its lowest level in a month.
2. I can't believe he beat me. I must be slipping.
3. Test scores slipped [=declined] this year.
• to escape (someone)
1. The thief slipped his pursuers.
• to get free from (something)
1. The dog slipped its collar.
• to have (a part of your body) move out of its normal position especially in a joint
1. I slipped a disc.
• to say (something that you did not want to say) by mistake
1. He let slip that he's looking for a better job.
2. Don't let it slip that we hadn't planned on inviting her.
• to pass out of existence
1. The afternoon quietly slipped away.
2. They saw their four-run lead slip away.
3. Their grandmother slipped away [=died] in her sleep last night.
• to leave a place without being noticed
1. They slipped away from the party right after dinner.
• to be said by mistake
1. I didn't intend to tell them. It just slipped out.
• to make a mistake
1. Make sure you don't slip up again.
• to be forgotten
1. Her birthday completely slipped my mind. [=I completely forgot about her birthday]
• Noun
• a small piece of paper
1. He wrote the number on a slip of paper.
• a piece of paper that has a specified use or purpose
1. a deposit slip
2. a betting slip
3. a rejection slip
• a mistake
1. a careless slip
2. Their performance was very good except for a few minor slips.
• a movement to a lower or worse state or condition
1. a ratings slip = a slip in the ratings
• the act of losing your balance and falling especially on a slippery surface
1. The bruise is from a slip on the ice.
• a piece of woman's underwear that is like a thin dress or skirt and that is worn under a dress or skirt
1. Her slip was showing.
2. You will need a half slip [=a slip that only covers you from the waist down] for that dress.
• a place for a ship or boat in the water between two piers
1. She guided her boat into one of the slips.
• something that is said by mistake
1. a careless slip of the tongue
• to escape (someone)
1. The intruder ran from the police and gave them the slip.
• a young, thin person or animal
1. He was a mere slip of a boy. [=he was just a small boy]
2. She was a wee slip of a thing.
• thin, wet clay that is used in pottery