Dictionary Entry
slip
slip is a 4-letter English word with 61 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 61 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.
- 2noun
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.
- 3noun
To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.
- 4noun
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.
- 5noun
To err; to fall into error or fault.
- 6transitive verb
To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
- 7transitive verb
To omit; to loose by negligence.
- 8transitive verb
To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of; as, to slip a piece of cloth or paper.
- 9transitive verb
To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound.
- 10transitive verb
To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.
- 11transitive verb
To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
- 12noun
The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.
- 13noun
An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
- 14noun
A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.
- 15noun
A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.
- 16noun
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.
- 17noun
An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip.
- 18noun
A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
- 19noun
Any covering easily slipped on.
- 20noun
A loose garment worn by a woman.
- 21noun
A child's pinafore.
- 22noun
An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip.
- 23noun
The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like.
- 24noun
A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver.
- 25noun
Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
- 26noun
Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts.
- 27noun
A particular quantity of yarn.
- 28noun
An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair.
- 29noun
An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip.
- 30noun
A narrow passage between buildings.
- 31noun
A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
- 32noun
A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
- 33noun
The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
- 34noun
A fish, the sole.
- 35noun
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.
- 36noun
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
- 37noun
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
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- 38noun
a socially awkward or tactless act
- 39noun
a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
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- 40noun
an unexpected slide
- 41noun
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
"the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
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- 42noun
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- 43noun
a small sheet of paper
"a receipt slip"
- 44noun
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
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- 45noun
a slippery smoothness
"he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
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- 46noun
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
"he blamed his slip on the ice"
"the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
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- 47noun
a place where a craft can be made fast
- 48noun
a young and slender person
"he's a mere slip of a lad"
- 49noun
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
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- 50noun
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- 51verb
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
"He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
- 52verb
get worse
"My grades are slipping"
- 53verb
move out of position
"dislocate joints"
"the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
- 54verb
pass out of one's memory
- 55verb
to make a mistake or be incorrect
- 56verb
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
"the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
- 57verb
move stealthily
"The ship slipped away in the darkness"
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- 58verb
move smoothly and easily
"the bolt slipped into place"
"water slipped from the polished marble"
- 59verb
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
"he slipped the bolt into place"
- 60verb
move easily
"slip into something comfortable"
- 61verb
pass on stealthily
"He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
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