ALL meanings of slipped
slip
S s - verb without object slipped to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface. 1
- verb without object slipped 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 slipped to move, slide, or start gradually from a place or position: His hat had slipped over his eyes. 1
- verb without object slipped to slide out of or become disengaged from a fastening, the grasp, etc.: The soap slipped from my hand. 1
- verb without object slipped to pass without having been acted upon or used; be lost; get away: to let an opportunity slip. 1
- verb without object slipped to pass from the mind, memory, or consciousness. 1
- verb without object slipped to elapse or pass quickly or imperceptibly (often followed by away or by): The years slipped by. 1
- verb without object slipped to become involved or absorbed easily: to slip into a new way of life. 1
- verb without object slipped to move or go quietly, cautiously, or unobtrusively: to slip out of a room. 1
- verb without object slipped to put on or take off a garment easily or quickly: She slipped on the new sweater. He slipped off his shoes. 1
- verb without object slipped to make a mistake or error: As far as I know, you haven't slipped once. 1
- verb without object slipped to fall below a standard or accustomed level, or to decrease in quantity or quality; decline; deteriorate: His work slipped last year. 1
- verb without object slipped to be said or revealed inadvertently (usually followed by out): The words just slipped out. 1
- verb without object slipped to read, study, consider, etc., without attention: He slipped over the most important part. 1
- verb without object slipped Aeronautics. (of an aircraft when excessively banked) to slide sideways, toward the center of the curve described in turning. Compare skid (def 15). 1
- verb with object slipped to take slips or cuttings from (a plant). 1
- verb with object slipped to take (a part), as a slip from a plant. 1
- noun slipped a small paper form on which information is noted: a withdrawal slip. 1
- noun slipped a piece suitable for propagation cut from a plant; scion or cutting. 1
- noun slipped any long, narrow piece or strip, as of wood, paper, or land. 1
- noun slipped a young person, especially one of slender form: a mere slip of a girl. 1
- noun slipped a long seat or narrow pew in a church. 1
- noun slipped Bookbinding. one of the ends of a band, extending at the sides of a book after sewing. 1
- idioms slipped give someone the slip, to elude a pursuer; escape: The murderer gave the police the slip. 1
- idioms slipped let slip, to reveal unintentionally: to let slip the truth. 1
- idioms slipped slip a cog. cog1 (def 6). 1
- idioms slipped slip between the cracks. crack (def 53). 1
- idioms slipped slip someone's mind, to be forgotten: I was supposed to phone, but it slipped my mind. 1
- idioms slipped slip something over on, to deceive; defraud; trick. Also, slip one over on. 1