what does slip mean?
SLIP as NOUN
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- the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a socially awkward or tactless act
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a flight maneuver
- aircraft slides sideways in the air
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
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- the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a woman’’s sleeveless undergarment
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- he could feel the slickness of the tiller
Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
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- he blamed his slip on the ice
- the jolt caused many slips and a few spills
Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a place where a craft can be made fast
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a young and slender person
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- he’’s a mere slip of a lad
Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- 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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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- potter’’s clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
SLIP as VERB
- Meaning
- insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
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- He slipped some money into the waiter’’s hand
Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- dislocate joints
- the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- pass out of one’’s memory
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- to make a mistake or be incorrect
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- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
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- the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The ship slipped away in the darkness
Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- He slipped me the key when nobody was looking
Hypernyms(s) slip is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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