· a socially awkward or tactless act
Synonym(s): faux_pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie
Hypernym(s): blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
· a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
Synonym(s): slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
Hypernym(s): mistake, error, fault
· potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
Hypernym(s): potter%27s_clay, potter%27s_earth
· a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
Synonym(s): cutting
· a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
Hypernym(s): young_person, youth, younker, spring_chicken
· a place where a craft can be made fast
Synonym(s): mooring, moorage, berth
Hypernym(s): anchorage, anchorage_ground
· an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
Synonym(s): trip
Hypernym(s): mishap, misadventure, mischance
· a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
Synonym(s): slickness, slick, slipperiness
Hypernym(s): smoothness
· artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
Synonym(s): strip
Hypernym(s): artifact, artefact
· a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip"; "a withdrawal slip"
Synonym(s): slip_of_paper
Hypernym(s): sheet, piece_of_paper, sheet_of_paper
· a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Synonym(s): chemise, shimmy, shift, teddy
Hypernym(s): undergarment, unmentionable
· bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
Synonym(s): case, pillowcase, pillow_slip
Hypernym(s): bed_linen
· an unexpected slide
Hypernym(s): slide, glide, coast
· a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
Synonym(s): sideslip
Hypernym(s): flight_maneuver, airplane_maneuver
· the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
Hypernym(s): evasion
· move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
Synonym(s): steal
Hypernym(s): move
· insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
Hypernym(s): insert, enclose, inclose, stick_in, put_in, introduce
· move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
Synonym(s): skid, slue, slew, slide
Hypernym(s): glide
· get worse; "My grades are slipping"
Synonym(s): drop_off, drop_away, fall_away
· move smoothly and easily; "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"
Hypernym(s): escape, get_away, break_loose
· to make a mistake or be incorrect
· pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
Synonym(s): sneak
Hypernym(s): pass, hand, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give
· move easily; "slip into something comfortable"
Hypernym(s): move
· cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"
· pass out of one's memory
Synonym(s): slip_one%27s_mind
Hypernym(s): forget, block, blank_out, draw_a_blank
· move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
Synonym(s): dislocate, luxate, splay