"slip" | Definition and Related Words

slip

Noun

A socially awkward or tactless act (synset 100077016)
is a type of: bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall - an embarrassing mistake

same as: faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, solecism
A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. (synset 100074648)
is a type of: error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

subtypes: freudian slip - a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals

same as: miscue, parapraxis, slip-up
Potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics (synset 114838465)
is a type of: potter's clay, potter's earth - clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling
A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting (synset 113148232)
is a type of: stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

subtypes: quickset - cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines

same as: cutting
A young and slender person (synset 110631620)
"he's a mere slip of a lad"

is a type of: spring chicken, young person, younker, youth - a young person (especially a young man or boy)
A place where a craft can be made fast (synset 108657686)
is a type of: anchorage, anchorage ground - place for vessels to anchor

same as: berth, moorage, mooring
An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall (synset 107332119)
"he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"

is a type of: misadventure, mischance, mishap - an instance of misfortune

subtypes: fall, spill, tumble - a sudden drop from an upright position

same as: trip
A slippery smoothness (synset 104954805)
"he could feel the slickness of the tiller"

is a type of: smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch

same as: slick, slickness, slipperiness
Artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material (synset 104346369)
is a type of: artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
subtypes:
- band - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
- band, ring - a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- band - a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
- cramp, cramp iron - a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
- reef - one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind
- lead, leading - thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- mullion - a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)
- ribbon, typewriter ribbon - a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
- screed - an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
- stay - a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
- tab - a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it
- tape - a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
- weather strip, weather stripping, weatherstrip, weatherstripping - a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold
same as: strip
A small sheet of paper (synset 104247434)
"a receipt slip"; "a withdrawal slip"

is a type of: piece of paper, sheet, sheet of paper - paper used for writing or printing

same as: slip of paper
A woman's sleeveless undergarment (synset 103017234)
is a type of: undergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments

has: shoulder strap, strap - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

same as: chemise, shift, shimmy, teddy
Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow (synset 102978871)
"the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"

is a type of: bed linen - linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases)

same as: case, pillow slip, pillowcase
An unexpected slide (synset 100329857)
is a type of: coast, glide, slide - the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

same as: sideslip, skid
A flight maneuver;
Aircraft slides sideways in the air (synset 100171531)
is a type of: airplane maneuver, flight maneuver - a maneuver executed by an aircraft

same as: sideslip
The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) (synset 100060196)
is a type of: evasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

same as: eluding, elusion

Verb

Move stealthily (synset 201892288)
"The ship slipped away in the darkness"

is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

same as: steal
Insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly (synset 200190001)
"He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"

is a type of: enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in - place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (synset 201874268)
"the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

is a type of: glide - move smoothly and effortlessly
subtypes:
- submarine - move forward or under in a sliding motion
- skid - slide without control
- side-slip - slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis
same as: skid, slew, slide, slue
Get worse (synset 200204753)
"My grades are slipping"

is a type of: decline, worsen - grow worse

subtypes: backslide, lapse - drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

same as: drop away, drop off, fall away
Move smoothly and easily (synset 202080527)
"the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"

is a type of: break loose, escape, get away - run away from confinement
To make a mistake or be incorrect (synset 200619438)
subtypes:
- misremember - remember incorrectly
- slip up, stumble, trip up - make an error
- misjudge - judge incorrectly
- fall for - be deceived, duped, or entrapped by
same as: err, mistake
Pass on stealthily (synset 202236110)
"He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

is a type of: give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over - place into the hands or custody of

same as: sneak
Move easily (synset 202109827)
"slip into something comfortable"

is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion (synset 202080748)
"he slipped the bolt into place"

causes: slip - move smoothly and easily

is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Pass out of one's memory (synset 200610532)
is a type of: blank out, block, draw a blank, forget - be unable to remember

same as: slip one's mind
Move out of position (synset 200466675)
"dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

same as: dislocate, luxate, splay

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