slips

slip

• n.
  • a socially awkward or tactless act

    同义词：faux pasgaffesolecismgaucherie

  • a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

    同义词：slip-upmiscueparapraxis

  • potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
  • a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

    同义词：cutting

  • a young and slender person

    "he's a mere slip of a lad"

  • a place where a craft can be made fast

    同义词：mooringmoorageberth

  • an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

    "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"

    同义词：trip

  • a slippery smoothness

    同义词：slicknessslickslipperiness

  • artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

    同义词：strip

  • a small sheet of paper

    "a receipt slip"

    同义词：slip of paper

  • a woman's sleeveless undergarment

    同义词：chemiseshimmyshiftteddy

  • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

    同义词：casepillowcasepillow slip

  • an unexpected slide

    同义词：skidsideslip

  • a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

    同义词：sideslip

  • the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

    同义词：elusioneluding

• v.
  • move stealthily

    "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

    同义词：steal

  • insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

    "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"

  • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

    同义词：skidslueslewslide

  • get worse

    "My grades are slipping"

    同义词：drop offdrop awayfall away

  • move smoothly and easily
  • to make a mistake or be incorrect

    同义词：errmistake

  • pass on stealthily

    "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

    同义词：sneak

  • pass out of one's memory

    同义词：slip one's mind

  • move out of position

    同义词：dislocateluxatesplay