slip

Scrabble Points: | Base[6] | DW[12] | TW[18]
WWF Points: | Base[8] | DW[16] | TW[24]

1. give (someone) the slip Slang To escape the pursuit of.

2. let slip To say inadvertently.

3. slip one over on Informal To hoodwink; trick.

1. The act or an instance of slipping or sliding.

2. An accident or mishap, especially a falling down.

3. An error in conduct or thinking; a mistake.

4. A slight error or oversight, as in speech or writing: a slip of the tongue.

5. Nautical A docking place for a ship between two piers.

6. Nautical A slipway.

7. A half-slip.

8. A pillowcase.

9. Geology A smooth crack at which rock strata have moved on each other.

10. Geology A small fault.

11. Geology The relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault.

12. The difference between optimal and actual output in a mechanical device.

13. Movement between two parts where none should exist, as between a pulley and a belt.

14. A sideways movement of an airplane when banked too far.

15. A part of a plant cut or broken off for grafting or planting; a scion or cutting.

16. A long narrow piece; a strip.

17. A slender youthful person: a slip of a child.

18. A small piece of paper, especially a small form, document, or receipt: a deposit slip; a sales slip.

19. A narrow pew in a church.

1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly: slipped into bed.

2. To move stealthily; steal.

3. To pass gradually, easily, or imperceptibly: "It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by” ( Vita Sackville-West).

4. To slide out of place; shift position: The gear slipped.

5. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint: slipped away from his pursuers.

6. To decline from a former or standard level; fall off.

7. To fall behind a scheduled production rate.

8. To fall into fault or error. Often used with up.

1. To cause to move in a smooth, easy, or sliding motion: slipped the bolt into place.

2. To place or insert smoothly and quietly.

3. To put on or remove (clothing) easily or quickly: slip on a sweater; slipped off her shoes.

4. To get loose or free from; elude.

5. To give birth to prematurely. Used of animals.

6. To unleash or free (a dog or hawk) to pursue game.

7. To release, loose, or unfasten: slip a knot.

8. To dislocate (a bone).

9. To pass (a knitting stitch) from one needle to another without knitting it.

10. To make a slip from (a plant or plant part).

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