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'slip' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'slip' with 20 example sentences.

slip noun

: a socially awkward or tactless act

: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

: a young and slender person

: a place where a craft can be made fast

: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

: a slippery smoothness

: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

: a small sheet of paper

: a woman's sleeveless undergarment

: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

: an unexpected slide

: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

slip verb

: move stealthily

: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

: fall to a lower standard

: move smoothly and easily

: to make a mistake or be incorrect

: pass on stealthily

: move easily

: cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

: pass out of one's memory

: move out of position

slipping slip away slipped slip out slip on slip up slip down let slip slip into slip by slip of the tongue slip of paper
  • Let's not let this chance slip away.
  • Have you ever slipped on a banana peel?
  • My glasses started to slip down my nose.
  • I slipped on the ice.
  • Be careful not to slip!
  • The plate slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor.
  • It slipped my mind to call you.
  • Roger slipped on the ice and hurt his leg.
  • Slip this into your purse.
  • That totally slipped my mind.
  • She walked slowly so she wouldn't slip.
  • I use ordinary slips of paper as bookmarks.
  • He slipped outside to meet up with a girl.
  • A slip of the tongue is sometimes fatal to a politician.
  • Jim slipped on the icy road and got hurt.
  • She slipped some money into her son's hand.
  • He slipped out of the classroom.
  • "Practising sword throwing?" "It just slipped out of my hands."
  • I forgot to bring the book. It just slipped my mind.
  • There was a pink slip waiting for her at the office.

    • Words related to 'slip'

    slide glide stumble

    Words near 'slip' in the dictionary

    slid slide slight slightly slim slip on slip-on slipped slipper slope