to slip
503
2.3
- verb
- /slɪp/
:
escabullirse
- Put your hand through there, slip it on, slip it off.
- slip away
- slip away unnoticed
- slip into bed
After months of trying, August slipped away like a bottle of wine.
- After months of trying, August slipped away like a bottle of wine.
- And the knight of Faith slips perfectly into this finite world.
- It's like your Halo tiara slipping my girly Polish mind.
- Just feel them slipping out of your hands.
- My penis slipped and fell down a flight of porn stars.
Examples
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I'm just gonna slip in here real fast, okay?
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Neither of them saw Bastable slip through the wall of the cave and out of sight.
Fiction book (1990) -
And you let him slip through your fingers.
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About every other Saturday Karl managed to slip away with us.
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During dinner, I slipped out and I made a call and I told her about you.
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Slip out if you can.
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The chance for victory was slipping from his grasp.
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Three days later, the partisans arrive, and the uncle slips away with them into the woods.
Academic text (2011) -
We are near the door and slip out into the darkness, throbbing with crickets.
Academic text (1999) -
He decided to slip out of the party quietly before anyone noticed.
Synonyms
716
1.0
To move smoothly along a surface
193
4.3
Move quietly so people do not see or hear you
155
2.5
To move slowly and quietly with the body low to the ground
89
2.9
To move smoothly and without effort through the air or over a surface
58
4.2
Pass through something so it is not noticed or stopped
39
3.8
To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing
35
4.3
To move smoothly and quietly like a snake along the ground
33
4.6
To move or happen slowly and quietly so it is not noticed
32
3.4
To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing
16
6.7
To move quietly and carefully to avoid being seen
11
3.8
To go past quickly without anyone noticing, as with time or chances
9
6.9
To get away from someone who is following you
8
7.9
To move a short distance while sitting to make room
3
3.5
To slide sideways without control, usually when a car's wheels lose grip on a slippery road
2
4.2
Time passes smoothly without you noticing
1
3.9
Time that passes quickly without you noticing
Moving smoothly and quietly like a snake
Moving smoothly along a surface or track
To move slowly and quietly while looking around
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Informal
7
3.7
A small mistake you make while speaking, like saying the wrong name
1
6.3
A short piece of underwear worn under a skirt to help it hang smoothly and stop it showing through
- Specialized
1
6.5
A small hidden sewing loop that catches one or two threads to close cloth neatly
- Specialized
A small thin glass piece placed over a sample on a microscope slide to protect it and aid viewing
A disposable or reusable garment to absorb urine and protect clothes and bedding
- Archaic
A carriage at the end of a moving train released to stop at a station while the train keeps going
- Specialized
A device that lets a machine part move when too much force would damage the machine
- Archaic
A carriage at the end of a train that can detach while the train moves to stop at a station
- Specialized
A device that lets moving parts slide when twisting force is too high to protect machines
- Specialized
A metal ring on a rotating part that keeps an electric connection to a fixed part
- Archaic
A health slogan telling people to wear a shirt, use sunscreen, and wear a hat for sun protection
- Archaic
An old logging machine that lifts one end of a log with hanging tongs between its wheels
- Archaic
A historical logging machine that lifts one end of a log with hanging tongs between wheels to move it
- Archaic
Wheels with hanging metal hooks that lift one end of a log for pulling
- Specialized
A break in the ground where two rock blocks move past each other horizontally
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb slip came from the idea 'to slide' or 'glide', so to slip into a room is to move quietly and smoothly, often without being seen. This sliding image explains the modern meaning.