slip
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- noun
- /slɪp/
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- Jennifer allegedly suffered a slip during the awards show, but the actress denies this claim.
- a slip occurred
- a horizontal slip
Examples
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Anyone can have a slip.
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Just a slip and then she landed on it the wrong way.
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One slip and she'll fall to her doom!
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It was a very dangerous slip.
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He lost his footing on the icy sidewalk and had a painful slip.
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The climber's sudden slip caused concern among his teammates on the mountain.
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After a minor slip during the performance, she quickly regained her balance.
Synonyms
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2.9
A rolling fall or gymnastic turn of the body
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1.7
A sudden fall when someone loses balance while moving
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An accidental step that makes someone stumble or fall
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3.1
A sudden slide of a vehicle that loses grip on a slippery road
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6.7
Loss of grip in a machine part that makes it slide, as when a belt slips on a wheel
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A move across a slippery surface that often makes you lose balance
A sudden sideways slide of a car or plane on wet ground
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
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A small mistake you make while speaking, like saying the wrong name
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A short piece of underwear worn under a skirt to help it hang smoothly and stop it showing through
- Specialized
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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 noun slip comes from the basic sense 'to slide', so a slip is simply an act of sliding or losing your balance. That is why a slip can mean a small fall by accident.