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slip |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb slip 3 of 9 senses of slip Sense 3 skid, slip, slue, slew, slide => submarine => skid => side-slip Sense 4 slip, drop off drop away fall away => lapse, backslide Sense 6 err, mistake, slip => misremember => stumble, blunder, slip up trip up => misjudge => fall for Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb slip 3 of 9 senses of slip Sense 3 skid, slip, slue, slew, slide => submarine => skid => side-slip Sense 4 slip, drop off drop away fall away => lapse, backslide Sense 6 err, mistake, slip => misremember => stumble, blunder, slip up trip up => misjudge => underestimate, underrate => sell short => overestimate, overrate => overcapitalize, overcapitalise => miscalculate => fall for Entailment of verb slip Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb slip 9 senses of slip Sense 1 steal, slip => move Also See-> slip away#2 Sense 2 slip => insert, enclose, inclose, stick in put in introduce Sense 3 skid, slip, slue, slew, slide => glide Also See-> slip up#1 Sense 4 slip, drop off drop away fall away => worsen, decline Sense 5 slip => escape, get away break loose Also See-> slip by#1; slip away#1 Sense 6 err, mistake, slip Also See-> slip up#1 Sense 7 slip, sneak => pass, hand, reach, pass on turn over give Sense 8 slip, slip one's mind Sense 9 dislocate, splay, slip => move displace Familiarity of verb slip slip used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb slip Sense 1 steal, slip => move -------------- Sense 2 slip => insert, enclose, inclose, stick in put in introduce -------------- Sense 3 skid, slip, slue, slew, slide => glide -------------- Sense 4 slip, drop off drop away fall away => worsen, decline -------------- Sense 5 slip => escape, get away break loose -------------- Sense 6 err, mistake, slip -------------- Sense 7 slip, sneak => pass, hand, reach, pass on turn over give -------------- Sense 8 slip, slip one's mind -------------- Sense 9 dislocate, splay, slip => move displace -------------- Grep of noun slip cowslip freudian slip gymslip half-slip landslip payslip pillow slip pink slip sideslip slip slip-joint pliers slip-on slip-skin grape slip-up slip carriage slip clutch slip coach slip friction clutch slip noose slip of paper slip of the tongue slip ring slip road slip stitch slipcover slipknot slipover slippage slipped disc slipper slipper orchid slipper plant slipper spurge slipperiness slipperwort slippery dick slippery elm slipstick slipstream slipway strike-slip fault virginia cowslip Overview of noun slip The noun slip has 15 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie -- (a socially awkward or tactless act) 2. (1) slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis -- (a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.) 3. slip -- (potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics) 4. cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting) 5. slip -- (a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad") 6. mooring, moorage, berth, slip -- (a place where a craft can be made fast) 7. slip, trip -- (an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills") 8. slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip -- (a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller") 9. strip, slip -- (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material) 10. slip, slip of paper -- (a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip") 11. chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddies, teddy -- (a woman's sleeveless undergarment) 12. case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slip -- (bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase") 13. skid, slip, sideslip -- (an unexpected slide) 14. slip, sideslip -- (a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air) 15. slip, elusion, eluding -- (the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)) Overview of verb slip The verb slip has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (11) steal, slip -- (move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness") 2. (7) slip -- (insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly) 3. (6) skid, slip, slue, slew, slide -- (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk") 4. (4) slip, drop off drop away fall away -- (get worse; "My grades are slipping") 5. (2) slip -- (move smoothly and easily) 6. (1) err, mistake, slip -- (to make a mistake or be incorrect) 7. slip, sneak -- (pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking") 8. slip, slip one's mind -- (pass out of one's memory) 9. dislocate, splay, slip -- (move out of position; "dislocate joints") Grep of adj slip nonslip slippered slippery slipping slippy slipshod Overview of noun slip The noun slip has 15 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie -- (a socially awkward or tactless act) 2. (1) slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis -- (a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.) 3. slip -- (potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics) 4. cutting, slip -- (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting) 5. slip -- (a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad") 6. mooring, moorage, berth, slip -- (a place where a craft can be made fast) 7. slip, trip -- (an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills") 8. slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip -- (a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller") 9. strip, slip -- (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material) 10. slip, slip of paper -- (a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip") 11. chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddies, teddy -- (a woman's sleeveless undergarment) 12. case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slip -- (bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase") 13. skid, slip, sideslip -- (an unexpected slide) 14. slip, sideslip -- (a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air) 15. slip, elusion, eluding -- (the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)) Overview of verb slip The verb slip has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (11) steal, slip -- (move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness") 2. (7) slip -- (insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly) 3. (6) skid, slip, slue, slew, slide -- (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk") 4. (4) slip, drop off drop away fall away -- (get worse; "My grades are slipping") 5. (2) slip -- (move smoothly and easily) 6. (1) err, mistake, slip -- (to make a mistake or be incorrect) 7. slip, sneak -- (pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking") 8. slip, slip one's mind -- (pass out of one's memory) 9. dislocate, splay, slip -- (move out of position; "dislocate joints")
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