to slip
36
7.2
- verb
- /slɪp/
- Specialized
:
dislocarse
- In the X-rays, they found a slipped disk between the L2 and L3 vertebrae.
Examples
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While stretching, I suddenly felt my back slip and sharp pain shot through me.
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The patient will often state that it felt as though his or her shoulder "slipped out of joint."
Academic text (2003) -
You're likely to slip in the tub.
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A few months back, her vertigo got worse, and one morning she slipped in the bathtub and shattered her hip.
Fiction book (1994) -
At age forty-five, the midpoint of her life, she experienced a near-fatal accident, slipping on an icy sidewalk.
Academic text (2014) -
He slipped a disc while lifting heavy boxes at work and needed to visit a doctor.
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After he lost his balance, he could feel his shoulder slip out of its normal position.
Synonyms
34
6.5
To move a bone out of its normal place in a joint
To move a bone or joint out of its normal position
Antonyms
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 Displaced
34
6.5
- Specialized
36
7.2
- Specialized
21
3.1
363
3.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
To slip for a joint or bone is to 'slide' out of its normal place, just like something that slips out of where it should be. That clear image explains why we use slip for a joint moving out of place.