1. (noun)faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie a socially awkward or tactless act
2. (noun)slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
3. (noun)slip potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
5. (noun)slip a young and slender person "he's a mere slip of a lad"
6. (noun)mooring, moorage, berth, slip a place where a craft can be made fast
7. (noun)slip, trip an accidentalmisstep threatening (or causing) a fall "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
8. (noun)slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip a slippery smoothness "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
10. (noun)slip, slip of paper a smallsheet of paper "a receipt slip"
11. (noun)chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy a woman's sleeveless undergarment
12. (noun)case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slip bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
13. (noun)skid, slip, sideslip an unexpected slide
14. (noun)slip, sideslip a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
15. (verb)slip, elusion, eluding the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
16. (verb)steal, slip move stealthily "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
17. (verb)slip insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
18. (verb)skid, slip, slue, slew, slide move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
19. (verb)slip, drop off, drop away, fall away get worse "My grades are slipping"
20. (verb)slip move smoothly and easily "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"
21. (verb)err, mistake, slip to make a mistake or be incorrect
22. (verb)slip, sneak pass on stealthily "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
23. (verb)slip move easily "slip into something comfortable"
24. (verb)slip cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion "he slipped the bolt into place"
25. (verb)slip, slip one's mind pass out of one's memory
26. (verb)dislocate, luxate, splay, slip move out of position "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
Definitions of 'slip'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (noun)slip to move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide
2. (noun)slip to slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip
3. (noun)slip to move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place
4. (noun)slip to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner; as, some errors slipped into the work
6. (noun)slip the act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice
7. (noun)slip an unintentional error or fault; a false step
8. (noun)slip a twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine
9. (noun)slip a slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper
10. (noun)slip a leash or string by which a dog is held; -- so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand
11. (noun)slip an escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip
29. (noun)slip a fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip
30. (verb)slip to cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly