a socially awkward or tactless act
slip
How to use slip in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for slip.
Editorial note
Yes, they may do it for a bit, but then they slip and get a coffee one morning.
Quick take
a socially awkward or tactless act
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of slip gathered in one view.
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for slip.
noun
a socially awkward or tactless act
noun
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
See also: slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
noun
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
noun
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
See also: cutting
noun
a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
noun
a place where a craft can be made fast
noun
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
See also: trip
noun
a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
See also: slickness, slick, slipperiness
noun
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
See also: strip
noun
a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip"
noun
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
noun
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
See also: case, pillowcase
noun
an unexpected slide
noun
a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
See also: sideslip
noun
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
verb
move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
See also: steal
verb
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
verb
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
verb
get worse; "My grades are slipping"
verb
move smoothly and easily; "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"
verb
to make a mistake or be incorrect
verb
pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
See also: sneak
verb
move easily; "slip into something comfortable"
verb
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"
verb
pass out of one's memory
verb
move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
Example sentences
Yes, they may do it for a bit, but then they slip and get a coffee one morning.
It is his fault for letting things slip and not managing it properly so it could finish on time.
It's taken me quite awhile to get back to being a normal, nice, human being, sometimes I still slip up in real life.
Things settled down...But, as they often do, stress started creeping back into my life and my habits started to slip.
Being able to slip in and out of each role when appropriate is very healthy and far from insincere.
Well, the middle manager miscalculated and let it slip.
Sure, the industry has some slimeballs and some slip through, but not so brazenly, and they at least are supposed to feel bad about it.
Sometimes food producers slip and ship contaminated products which kill people.
Yeah, I saw the company slip in the "Open-source software is a community product and you may not use our co-bundles with it" line.
If you want to be perfectly safe, you'll never leave your house in case you catch a germ, get in a car accident or even slip on a banana peel.
In case of discrepancies between the print and electronic versions of a slip opinion, the print version controls.
" It's tempting to slip back into a world where you're not benefiting anybody and profiting thereby.
Ever scarier, while juggling 100 other startup tasks, you might let a bad candidate slip through the cracks, into the interview process, and then actually hire them.
" There are a lot of engineers who operate in that mode, do their assigned tasks at an acceptable quality level and without too much schedule slip.
In case of discrepancies between the slip opinion and any later official version of the opinion, the later version controls.
Moreover, a slip opinion is replaced within a few months by a paginated version of the case in the preliminary print, and--one year after the issuance of that print--by the final version of the case in a U. S. Reports bound volume.
If in the course of a lecture I stated an unsolved problem, the chances were he'd come to me at the end of the lecture with the complete solution scribbled on a slip of paper.
No, researchers could theoretically slip a difficult-to-detect trojan into Ivy Bridge if they controlled the manufacturing process for the chip.
As was shown on a recent post - Linus reverted to swearing in his native tongue because English wasn't sufficiently rude enough for him, and those who let the fuckup slip through all admitted their fault and identified that they would take steps to ensure it didn't happen again.
I can tell you, unequivocally, that the users of our product have a distinct lack of tolerance with regard to "lack of attention to detail".We've had a debug message or two slip through to production, and the conversation that follows is never comfortable.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use slip in a sentence?
Yes, they may do it for a bit, but then they slip and get a coffee one morning.
What does slip mean?
a socially awkward or tactless act
What part of speech is slip?
slip is commonly used as noun, verb.