Slip

[n] the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
[n] a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
[n] a socially awkward or tactless act
[n] a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
[n] an unexpected slide
[n] bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
[n] a woman's sleeveless undergarment
[n] a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip"
[n] artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
[n] a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
[n] an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
[n] a place where a craft can be made fast
[n] a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
[n] a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
[n] potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
[v] insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
[v] get worse; "My grades are slipping"
[v] move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
[v] pass out of one's memory
[v] to make a mistake or be incorrect
[v] move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
[v] move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
[v] move smoothly and easily
[v] pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

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Synonyms

berth, case, chemise, cutting, dislocate, drop away, drop off, eluding, elusion, err, fall away, faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, luxate, miscue, mistake, moorage, mooring, parapraxis, pillow slip, pillowcase, shift, shimmy, sideslip, skid, skid, slew, slick,