slipslip1 /slɪp/ ●●● verb (slipped, slipping) 
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[intransitive] to accidentally slide a short distance quickly, or to fall by sliding in this way: 
Joan slipped and fell. Be careful not to slip on the ice. The knife slipped and cut her finger.THESAURUSfall, trip, stumble, lose your balance► see thesaurus at fall12[intransitive] to go somewhere, without attracting other people’s attention: I managed to slip out of the office before 5.3[transitive] to put something somewhere, or to give someone something quietly or secretly: Dad slipped me $50 when Mom wasn’t looking. Someone slipped a note under my door.4[intransitive, transitive] to put on or take off a piece of clothing quickly and smoothly: I’ll just slip into something more comfortable. He slipped off his coat and went upstairs.5[intransitive] to become worse or lower than before SYN fall: Standards have slipped in the restaurant since the head chef left.6let something slip to say something without meaning to, when you had wanted it to be a secret: Lance let it slip that Julie was planning to quit.7slip your mind if something slips your mind, you forget to do it: I meant to call you but it completely slipped my mind.slip out phrasal verb if something slips out, you say it without intending to: I’m sorry I spoiled the surprise; it just slipped out.slip up phrasal verb to make a mistake: They slipped up and sent me the wrong form.
1 [intransitive] to accidentally slide a short distance quickly, or to fall by sliding in this way: Joan slipped and fell. Be careful not to slip on the ice. The knife slipped and cut her finger.THESAURUSfall, trip, stumble, lose your balance► see thesaurus at fall12[intransitive] to go somewhere, without attracting other people’s attention: I managed to slip out of the office before 5.3[transitive] to put something somewhere, or to give someone something quietly or secretly: Dad slipped me $50 when Mom wasn’t looking. Someone slipped a note under my door.4[intransitive, transitive] to put on or take off a piece of clothing quickly and smoothly: I’ll just slip into something more comfortable. He slipped off his coat and went upstairs.5[intransitive] to become worse or lower than before SYN fall: Standards have slipped in the restaurant since the head chef left.6let something slip to say something without meaning to, when you had wanted it to be a secret: Lance let it slip that Julie was planning to quit.7slip your mind if something slips your mind, you forget to do it: I meant to call you but it completely slipped my mind.slip out phrasal verb if something slips out, you say it without intending to: I’m sorry I spoiled the surprise; it just slipped out.slip up phrasal verb to make a mistake: They slipped up and sent me the wrong form.
