Synonym: blunder, error, glide, mistake, oversight, skid, slide. Similar words: lip, clip, flip, slide, slice, slight, Muslim, slightly. Meaning: [slɪp] n. 1. a socially awkward or tactless act 2. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. 3. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics 4. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting 5. a young and slender person 6. a place where a craft can be made fast 7. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall 8. a slippery smoothness 9. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material 10. a small sheet of paper 11. a woman's sleeveless undergarment 12. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow 13. an unexpected slide 14. a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air 15. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning). v. 1. move stealthily 2. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly 3. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner 4. get worse 5. move smoothly and easily 6. to make a mistake or be incorrect 7. pass on stealthily 8. pass out of one's memory 9. move out of position.
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211) It is likely to slip further, as exporters delay converting foreign exchange into pesos in the self-fulfilling expectation that it will.
212) The companies are watching carefully lest other lobbyists try to slip the tougher provisions back in.
213) So I shall have to slip into my flat by the front window.
214) The latest addition to the Gossard collection is a little slip dress.
214) Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
215) You can then pay bills immediately, using a separate chequebook, even if it means that you slip into the red.
216) Now set the back carriage to slip, by pressing the O button.
217) Even at school I'd slip her into conversations whenever I could.
218) In the April issue, I explored the use of basic slip stitch designs for knitting fabrics.
219) The blue rose on stubby wings, twisting acrobatically to slip the blow.
220) So you'd slip into a shooting gallery to test the dope.
221) Sam would place bets on the horses for him, as Dad was unable to write a slip, nor comprehend form.
222) But I slip down a couple of back roads and I find it soon enough.
223) Perhaps not letting you know the party was off was a Freudian slip.
224) Slip the whole tray into a clear polythene bag, and put in a warm and light position.
225) He now had a fair copy and could slip the letters back unremarked into the London Library Vico.
226) The criminals also sold a chemical compound they claimed the law mandated to make made wheelchair access ramps and floors slip resistant.
227) Colin, on the other hand, became discouraged and let things slip.
228) Make ties to fasten simple slip covers for chairs or to tie seat cushions to chair backs.
229) He would slip a crisp hundred dollar bill into her Christmas envelope.
230) The unwary movement caused her foot to slip on the footpath made muddy by the overnight rain.
231) The gaps between the central strip and the beading must be wide enough for the glass to slip easily into them.
232) After that they made better progress and managed to slip undetected out into the emptiness.
233) When knitting double jacquard, the cam lever is set to the jacquard or slip position.
234) We're usually knitting with a card that was designed as single-colour tuck or slip.