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slip

noun: a socially awkward or tactless act

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

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

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

noun: a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"

noun: a place where a craft can be made fast

noun: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"

noun: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"

noun: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

noun: a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip"

noun: a woman's sleeveless undergarment

noun: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"

noun: an unexpected slide

noun: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

noun: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

verb: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

verb: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"

verb: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

verb: get worse; "My grades are slipping"

verb: move smoothly and easily; "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"

verb: to make a mistake or be incorrect

verb: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

verb: move easily; "slip into something comfortable"

verb: cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"

verb: pass out of one's memory

verb: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"


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slip

Length: 4 letters

Scrabble value: 6

Words with Friends value: 8

Literati value: 5

TWL (USA): Found

SOWPODS (UK): Found


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