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
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Sense 2
slip
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in put in introduce
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Sense 3
skid, slip, slue, slew, slide
=> glide
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Sense 4
slip, drop off drop away fall away
=> worsen, decline
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Sense 5
slip
=> escape, get away break loose
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Sense 6
err, mistake, slip
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Sense 7
slip, sneak
=> pass, hand, reach, pass on turn over give
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Sense 8
slip, slip one's mind
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Sense 9
dislocate, splay, slip
=> move displace
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Grep of noun slips
slipstick
slipstream
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 slips
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")
slips definition
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