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- [slip]
- /slɪp/
- /slɪp/
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- [slip]
- /slɪp/
Definitions of slip word
- verb without object slip to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface. 1
- verb without object slip to slide suddenly or involuntarily; to lose one's foothold, as on a smooth surface: She slipped on the icy ground. 1
- verb without object slip to move, slide, or start gradually from a place or position: His hat had slipped over his eyes. 1
- verb without object slip to slide out of or become disengaged from a fastening, the grasp, etc.: The soap slipped from my hand. 1
- verb without object slip to pass without having been acted upon or used; be lost; get away: to let an opportunity slip. 1
- verb without object slip to pass from the mind, memory, or consciousness. 1
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Origin of slip
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English slippen < Middle Dutch slippen; cognate with Old High German slipfen; (noun) late Middle English slippe, derivative of or akin to the v.; compare Old High German slipf a sliding, slipping, error; akin to slipper2
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Parts of speech for Slip
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slip popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
slip usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slip
verb slip
- abscond — If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- backslide — to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
noun slip
- anchorage — An anchorage is a place where a boat can anchor safely.
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- argil — clay, esp potters' clay
- awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
- awols — a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
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