slip (
http://definr.com/slip)
n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn:
faux pas,
gaffe,
solecism,
gaucherie]
2: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or
writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn:
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]
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]
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:
trip]
8: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the
tiller" [syn:
slickness,
slick,
slipperiness]
9: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn:
strip]
10: a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: {slip of
paper}]
11: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn:
chemise,
shimmy,
shift,
teddies,
teddy]
12: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar
carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn:
case,
pillowcase,
pillow slip]
13: an unexpected slide [syn:
skid,
sideslip]
14: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn:
sideslip]
15: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn:
elusion,
eluding]
v 1: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
[syn:
steal]
2: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
3: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn:
skid,
slue,
slew,
slide]
4: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn:
drop off, {drop
away},
fall away]
5: move smoothly and easily
6: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn:
err,
mistake]
7: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was
looking" [syn:
sneak]
8: pass out of one's memory [syn:
slip one's mind]
9: move out of position; "dislocate joints" [syn:
dislocate,
splay]