slip

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

slip

past (v2)

slipped

past participle (v3)

slipped

present participle

slipping

3rd person singular

slips

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

slips

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

   • Fernando Amorebieta seemed to have checked him, but a stepover created a fraction of room that became significant as the defender slipped, giving Falcao just enough space to curl a superb finish into the top corner.

2. 2.To err.

3. 3.To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.

4. 4.To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.

   • A bone may slip out of place.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.An act or instance of slipping.

   • I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.

2. 2.A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.

3. 3.A slipdress.

4. 4.A mistake or error.

   • This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.
   • In quoting this passage I have taken the liberty to correct a grammatical slip.

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