to slip
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3.5
- verb
- /slɪp/
- Then when you got to face yourself, then when it becomes like part of your life, you get lazy and you slip into old patterns.
- slip back
- the economy is slipping
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Watch on YouTubeSo for me, exercise can't slip, time with my kids can't slip.
- So for me, exercise can't slip, time with my kids can't slip.
- But but because of fear, you're slipping further and further behind.
- He says that you know, that you slip back because your assumptions are too narrow.
- And I think another part of that is like, happiness slips, you know, I mean, joy goes away.
- And also as a friend, if you happen to be friends or have a connection, how to help them not slip into the land of fraud?
- And that's something as an entrepreneur, you, you also have to do you, you just can't let relationships slip because you're half overwhelmed.
- Once it slips, however, you are vulnerable and will be attacked on all sides.
- Those standards are slipping around the world and more and more kids are doing less and less in school.
- I believe in the grit, the grind, the determination, the resilience of this team that we have because when we do slip, the boys bounce back.
- And they have enough of an understanding to realize that they're slipping, but not enough to change that somehow.
- But that doesn't mean that we should be lower slipping standards.
Examples
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Rules were not enforced; the program had slipped in quality and numbers, and morale was low.
Academic text (1991) -
You get injured, you start to slip, and suddenly you're on the street.
Fiction book (1992) -
With the second series of the Fall, I sort of scared myself about how easily I could slip back into him.
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My grades have really slipped, so he called my parents.
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Those standards are slipping around the world and more and more kids are doing less and less in school.
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Didn't take long for standards to start slipping.
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My grades have really slipped, so he called my parents.
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Those standards are slipping around the world and more and more kids are doing less and less in school.
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The company has slipped in its customer satisfaction ratings over the past year.
Synonyms
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1.0
Move or drop down from a higher to a lower place
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1.8
To fall from a higher place to a lower place
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2.6
Become less in number, amount, or quality
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4.3
To become less in amount or quality
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3.5
To become less in number or amount
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5.2
To return to a previous bad habit
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3.3
To become less over time
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3.4
To slope downward toward a lower level
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Informal
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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
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 Low
Surface Forms
Etymology
To slip meaning to fall to a lower level comes from 'to slide', so if something 'slips' it moves down or gets worse, like sliding from a higher to a lower place. This sliding image explains the decline sense.