to slip
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3.0
- verb
- /slɪp/
- He let a mistake slip during the presentation, which cost him credibility.
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Examples
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Without this strong moral base, the freedoms we hold dear will slip away and be forever lost.
Academic text (1997) -
But if you're not measuring it, this will slip into some bad habits.
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So why do people slip when they go no contact?
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From little minor things that you let slip by to bigger events.
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And so you let the opportunity slip right through your fingers.
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I almost let the secret slip once to Mr. Gray, who ran the store.
Fiction book (1990) -
Nothing had slipped, nothing had been overlooked.
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Many expressed fear of slipping into drug use because it is so prevalent on the street.
Academic text (2004) -
Nothing to distract me there; the memory just slipped away like soap in the shower.
Academic text (1997) -
It slipped my mind.
Synonyms
850
6.3
To make a mistake that ruins what you are doing
83
3.0
To hesitate or make a small mistake when speaking
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5.5
To make a mistake
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4.1
To make a small careless mistake
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6.1
Fail to do something you are responsible for
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4.9
Make a mistake or cause someone else to make one
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6.4
To make a mistake that ruins something because you are careless
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3.5
To do something clumsily and make a mistake
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5.6
To make a silly or careless mistake
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4.2
Do something that is a serious and embarrassing mistake
To make a serious, embarrassing mistake by being careless
To let food fall by accident or make an embarrassing mistake
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Informal
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3.7
A small mistake you make while speaking, like saying the wrong name
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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
1
7.4
A break in the ground where two rock blocks move past each other horizontally
- Specialized
1
5.3
A small thin glass piece placed over a sample on a microscope slide to protect it and aid viewing
- Archaic
1
8.5
A health slogan telling people to wear a shirt, use sunscreen, and wear a hat for sun protection
- Specialized
1
7.5
A device that lets a machine part move when too much force would damage the machine
- Specialized
1
5.6
A hand tool with a joint you can move to make the jaws open wider
- Specialized
1
7.4
A metal ring on a rotating part that keeps an electric connection to a fixed part
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
- 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
- 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
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb slip originally meant 'to slide', so when something 'slips' your mind it is as if the memory 'slides' away. That's why slip can mean to forget or make an accidental error.