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noun- a place where a craft can be made fast
mooring moorage berth slip
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
"the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
case pillowcase slip pillow slip
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
chemise shimmy shift slip teddy
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
cutting slip
- the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
slip elusion eluding
- a socially awkward or tactless act
faux pas gaffe solecism slip gaucherie
- a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
slip slip-up miscue parapraxis
- an unexpected slide
skid slip sideslip
- a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
slip sideslip
- a slippery smoothness
"he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
slickness slick slipperiness slip
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
strip slip
- a small sheet of paper
"a receipt slip"
slip slip of paper
- an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
"he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
slip trip
- a young and slender person
"he's a mere slip of a lad"
slip
- potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
slip
verb- move out of position
"dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
dislocate luxate splay slip
- get worse
"My grades are slipping"
slip drop off drop away fall away
- to make a mistake or be incorrect
err mistake slip
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
"the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
skid slip slue slew slide
- insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
"He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
slip
- pass out of one's memory
slip slip one's mind
- move stealthily
"The ship slipped away in the darkness"
steal slip
- move easily
"slip into something comfortable"
slip
- move smoothly and easily
"the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"
slip
- cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
"he slipped the bolt into place"
slip
- pass on stealthily
"He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
slip sneak
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University