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to slip off

to slip off

11 2.8
To take off quickly and easily, especially clothes or small items
  • phrasal verb
  • /slɪp ɔf/
translation icon : quitarse
  • "I've missed you," he said, slipping the blouse off my shoulders and onto the carpet.
  • slipped off his shoes
  • slipped off his jacket
  • slipped off the ring

That is a nappy Afro on it is better if you just slip it off.

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Examples

  • If I could ask you to slip off your jacket.

    The Tailor of Panama (2001)

  • The little girl slips off her swing and wanders off in the direction of the jungle gym.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • * Slip off my shoes *

    Paperback (2015)

  • Um, my ring just slipped off.

    Betting on the Bride (2017)

  • I slipped off the seat.

    Marmaduke (2010)

  • So if you'll just slip off your shirt... we'll get right to work.

    Myra Breckinridge (1970)

  • Slowly, Bird slipped off her leather jacket and draped it over her arm.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I was only too happy to slip off my loafers and roll up my sleeves.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • "Is this what he's told you?" He casually slipped off his sunglasses and set them on the dash.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • After a long day, she decided to slip off her shoes and relax on the couch.

Synonyms

to take off
vsto slip off
∞ 1.5

To remove clothes or something from your body

is done quickly and easily
to undress
vsto slip off
  • NSFW
88 2.0

To take off clothes from yourself or another person

is done quickly and easily
to strip
vsto slip off
  • NSFW
63 3.4

Take off most or all clothes

is quicker and easier and can be less complete
to pull off
vsto slip off
41 2.7

To take something off from where it is attached

is done quickly and easily without focusing on pulling
to peel
vsto slip off
  • NSFW
39 7.7

Take off some or all clothes in a noticeable way

is faster and easier and less deliberate
to strip off
vsto slip off
  • NSFW
9 3.7

To remove clothes or a cover completely and quickly

is about quick and easy removal that may be partial
to throw off
vsto slip off
1 3.8

To quickly remove something you have or that bothers you

is limited to quick physical removal from a body or object
to sling off
vsto slip off
  • Informal
8.6

To take off or get rid of something quickly and without care

is quick and easy but not careless

Antonyms

to attach
459 2.5

To join or fasten one thing to another so they stay together

to put on
54 3.0

To start music or a recording so people can hear it

to slip on
6 1.9

To put clothes or shoes on quickly and easily

How Easy

to slip off
11 2.8
to take off
∞ 1.5
to pull off
41 2.7
to strip
  • NSFW
63 3.4

Surface Forms

slip off infinitive
slipped off past
slipped off past participle
slipping off present participle
slips off third person singular

Morphology

slip + off

The sense 'to remove quickly/easily' is directly derivable from combining 'slip' (to slide or move smoothly) with the particle 'off' (indicating removal), giving a clear image of something sliding away from the body. This motion-verb + off pattern is a common, compositional English construction (and has parallels in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will generally understand the MWE.

Etymology

Slip off shows a simple picture: something smooth that slips off a hand or foot, like a glove or shoe sliding away. So, because of that image, slip off means 'to remove' clothing or an object quickly and easily.