slip


Meanings

  • a socially awkward or tactless act
  • a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
  • potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
  • a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
  • a young and slender person;
    • "he's a mere slip of a lad"
  • a place where a craft can be made fast
  • an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall;
    • "he blamed his slip on the ice"
    • "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
  • a slippery smoothness;
  • artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
  • a small sheet of paper;
    • "a receipt slip"
  • a woman's sleeveless undergarment
  • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow;
  • an unexpected slide
  • a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
  • the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
  • move stealthily;
    • "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
  • insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly;
    • "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
  • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner;
  • get worse;
    • "My grades are slipping"
  • move smoothly and easily;
    • "the bolt slipped into place"
    • "water slipped from the polished marble"
  • to make a mistake or be incorrect
  • pass on stealthily;
    • "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
  • move easily;
    • "slip into something comfortable"
  • cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion;
    • "he slipped the bolt into place"
  • pass out of one's memory
  • move out of position;
  • SLIP v SLIPPED or SLIPT, SLIPPING, SLIPS to slide suddenly and accidentally


Scrabble Score: 6

slip is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

slip is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

slip is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

slip is a valid Words With Friends word