"slip" meaning in English

See slip in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /slɪp/ Audio: en-us-slip.ogg [US], en-au-slip.ogg [Australia] Forms: slip [singular], slips [plural]
enPR: slĭp Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A slip is a small mistake.
    Sense id: simple-slip-en-noun-MHcNIYCK
  2. A slip is a piece of clothing like a small white skirt, that a woman sometimes wears hidden under her skirt or dress.
    Sense id: simple-slip-en-noun-KpibxtpN
  3. A slip is a small piece of paper.
    Sense id: simple-slip-en-noun-WJicA0vp

Verb

IPA: /slɪp/ Audio: en-us-slip.ogg [US], en-au-slip.ogg [Australia] Forms: slip [canonical], slips [third-person, singular], slipped [past], slipped [past, participle], slipping [present, participle]
enPR: slĭp Head templates: {{verb|slip|p}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something slides, or moves a small distance while touching what it's on, we say it slips.
    Sense id: simple-slip-en-verb-kRR~qGUz Categories (other): Verbs
  2. When someone or something moves without wanting to move, we say it slips.
    Sense id: simple-slip-en-verb-auGKAT4g Categories (other): Verbs
  3. When someone moves quickly and quietly so that other people won't see them move, we say the person slips.
    Sense id: simple-slip-en-verb-YlSm8BCO Categories (other): Verbs
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