slip1

[slip] /slɪp/
verb (used without object), slipped or (Archaic) slipt; slipped; slipping.
1.
to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide:
Water slips off a smooth surface.
2.
to slide suddenly or involuntarily; to lose one's foothold, as on a smooth surface:
She slipped on the icy ground.
3.
to move, slide, or start gradually from a place or position:
His hat had slipped over his eyes.
4.
to slide out of or become disengaged from a fastening, the grasp, etc.:
The soap slipped from my hand.
5.
to pass without having been acted upon or used; be lost; get away:
to let an opportunity slip.
6.
to pass from the mind, memory, or consciousness.
7.
to elapse or pass quickly or imperceptibly (often followed by away or by):
The years slipped by.
8.
to become involved or absorbed easily:
to slip into a new way of life.
9.
to move or go quietly, cautiously, or unobtrusively:
to slip out of a room.
10.
to put on or take off a garment easily or quickly:
She slipped on the new sweater. He slipped off his shoes.
11.
to make a mistake or error:
As far as I know, you haven't slipped once.
12.
to fall below a standard or accustomed level, or to decrease in quantity or quality; decline; deteriorate:
His work slipped last year.
13.
to be said or revealed inadvertently (usually followed by out):
The words just slipped out.
14.
to read, study, consider, etc., without attention:
He slipped over the most important part.
15.
Aeronautics. (of an aircraft when excessively banked) to slide sideways, toward the center of the curve described in turning.
Compare skid (def 15).
verb (used with object), slipped or (Archaic) slipt; slipped; slipping.
16.
to cause to move, pass, go, etc., with a smooth, easy, or sliding motion.
17.
to put, place, pass, insert, or withdraw quickly or stealthily:
to slip a letter into a person's hand.
18.
to put on or take off (a garment) easily or quickly:
He slipped the shirt over his head.
19.
to let or make (something) slide out of a fastening, the hold, etc.:
I slipped the lock, and the door creaked open.
20.
to release from a leash, harness, etc., as a hound or a hawk.
21.
to get away or free oneself from; escape (a pursuer, restraint, leash, etc.):
The cow slipped its halter.
22.
to untie or undo (a knot).
23.
Nautical. to let go entirely, as an anchor cable or an anchor.
24.
to pass from or escape (one's memory, attention, knowledge, etc.).
25.
to dislocate; put out of joint or position:
I slipped a disk in my back.
26.
to shed or cast:
The rattlesnake slipped its skin.
27.
to ignore, pass over, or omit, as in speaking or writing.
28.
to let pass unheeded; neglect or miss.
29.
Boxing. to evade or avoid (a blow) by moving or turning the body quickly:
He slipped a right and countered with a hard left.
30.
(of animals) to bring forth (offspring) prematurely.
31.
British. to detach (a railway car) from a moving train as it passes through a station.
noun
32.
an act or instance of slipping.
33.
a sudden losing of one's foothold, as on slippery ground.
34.
a mistake in judgment; blunder.
35.
a mistake or oversight, as in speaking or writing, especially a small one due to carelessness:
a minor slip in addition; a slip of the tongue.
36.
an error in conduct; indiscretion.
37.
something easily slipped on or off.
38.
a decline or fall in quantity, quality, extent, etc., or from a standard or accustomed level:
a slip in prices.
39.
Clothing.
  1. a woman's undergarment, sleeveless and usually having shoulder straps, extending from above the bust down to the hemline of the outer dress.
  2. an underskirt, as a half-slip or petticoat.
40.
a pillowcase.
41.
an inclined plane, sloping to the water, on which vessels are built or repaired.
42.
Nautical. the difference between the speed at which a screw propeller or paddle wheel would move if it were working against a solid and the actual speed at which it advances through the water.
43.
a space between two wharves or in a dock for vessels to lie in.
44.
Electricity. the difference between the synchronous and the operating speeds of a motor.
45.
Machinery.
  1. the difference between output speed and input or theoretical speed in certain fluid or electromagnetic devices, as couplings or motors.
  2. (in pumps) the difference between the actual volume of water or other liquid delivered by a pump during one complete stroke and the theoretical volume as determined by calculation of the displacement.
46.
unintended movement or play between mechanical parts or the like.
47.
Cricket.
  1. the position of a fielder who stands behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper.
  2. the fielder playing this position.
48.
Geology.
  1. the relative displacement of formerly adjacent points on opposite sides of a fault, measured along the fault plane.
  2. a small fault.
49.
Also called glide. Metallurgy. plastic deformation of one part of a metallic crystal relative to the other part due to shearing action.
Verb phrases
50.
slip away,
  1. to depart quietly or unobtrusively; steal off.
  2. to recede; slowly vanish:
    All those facts I had memorized just slipped away.
51.
slip up, to make an error; fail:
I slipped up and put the letter in the wrong envelope.
Idioms
52.
give someone the slip, to elude a pursuer; escape:
The murderer gave the police the slip.
53.
let slip, to reveal unintentionally:
to let slip the truth.
54.
slip a cog. cog1 (def 6).
55.
slip between the cracks. crack (def 54).
56.
slip someone's mind, to be forgotten:
I was supposed to phone, but it slipped my mind.
57.
slip something over on, to deceive; defraud; trick.
Also, slip one over on.
Origin
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English slippen < Middle Dutch slippen; cognate with Old High German slipfen; (noun) late Middle English slippe, derivative of or akin to the v.; compare Old High German slipf a sliding, slipping, error; akin to slipper2
Related forms
slipless, adjective
slippingly, adverb
Synonyms
1, 2. slither. See slide. 11. err, blunder. 35. error, fault. See mistake.
British Dictionary definitions for let slip

slip1

/slɪp/
verb slips, slipping, slipped
1.
to move or cause to move smoothly and easily
2.
(transitive) to place, insert, or convey quickly or stealthily
3.
(transitive) to put on or take off easily or quickly: to slip on a sweater
4.
(intransitive) to lose balance and slide unexpectedly: he slipped on the ice
5.
to let loose or be let loose
6.
to be released from (something); escape
7.
(transitive) to let go (mooring or anchor lines) over the side
8.
when intr, often foll by from or out of. to pass out of (the mind or memory)
9.
(transitive) to overlook, neglect, or miss: to slip an opportunity
10.
(intransitive) to move or pass swiftly or unperceived: to slip quietly out of the room
11.
(intransitive) sometimes foll by up. to make a mistake
12.
Also sideslip. to cause (an aircraft) to slide sideways or (of an aircraft) to slide sideways
13.
(intransitive) to decline in health, mental ability, etc
14.
(intransitive) (of an intervertebral disc) to become displaced from the normal position
15.
(transitive) to dislocate (a bone)
16.
(of animals) to give birth to (offspring) prematurely
17.
(transitive) to pass (a stitch) from one needle to another without knitting it
18.
  1. (transitive) to operate (the clutch of a motor vehicle) so that it partially disengages
  2. (intransitive) (of the clutch of a motor vehicle) to fail to engage, esp as a result of wear
19.
let slip
  1. to allow to escape
  2. to say unintentionally
20.
(slang) slip one over on, to hoodwink or trick
noun
21.
the act or an instance of slipping
22.
a mistake or oversight: a slip of the pen
23.
a moral lapse or failing
24.
a woman's sleeveless undergarment, worn as a lining for and to give support to a dress
25.
(US & Canadian) a narrow space between two piers in which vessels may dock
26.
See slipway
27.
a kind of dog lead that allows for the quick release of the dog
28.
a small block of hard steel of known thickness used for measurement, usually forming one of a set
29.
the ratio between output speed and input speed of a transmission device when subtracted from unity, esp of a drive belt or clutch that is not transmitting full power
30.
(cricket)
  1. the position of the fielder who stands a little way behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper
  2. the fielder himself
31.
the relative movement of rocks along a fault plane
32.
a landslide, esp one blocking a road or railway line
33.
(metallurgy, crystallog) the deformation of a metallic crystal caused when one part glides over another part along a plane
34.
the deviation of a propeller from its helical path through a fluid, expressed as the difference between its actual forward motion and its theoretical forward motion in one revolution
35.
another name for sideslip (sense 1)
36.
give someone the slip, to elude or escape from someone
See also slip up
Derived Forms
slipless, adjective
Word Origin
C13: from Middle Low German or Dutch slippen

slip2

/slɪp/
noun
1.
a narrow piece; strip
2.
a small piece of paper: a receipt slip
3.
a part of a plant that, when detached from the parent, will grow into a new plant; cutting; scion
4.
a young slender person: a slip of a child
5.
(dialect) a young pig
6.
(printing)
  1. a long galley
  2. a less common name for a galley proof
7.
(mainly US) a pew or similar long narrow seat
8.
a small piece of abrasive material of tapering section used in honing
verb slips, slipping, slipped
9.
(transitive) to detach (portions of stem, etc) from (a plant) for propagation
Word Origin
C15: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slippe to cut, strip

slip3

/slɪp/
noun
1.
clay mixed with water to a creamy consistency, used for decorating or patching a ceramic piece
Word Origin
Old English slyppe slime; related to Norwegian slipa slime on fish; see slop1
Word Origin and History for let slip

slip

v.

early 14c., "to escape, to move softly and quickly," from an unrecorded Old English word or cognate Middle Low German slippen "to glide, slide," from Proto-Germanic *slipan (cf. Old High German slifan, Middle Dutch slippen, German schleifen "to glide, slide"), from PIE *sleib-, from root *(s)lei- "slimy, sticky, slippery" (see slime (n.)).

From mid-14c. with senses "lose one's footing," "slide out of place," "fall into error or fault." Sense of "pass unguarded or untaken" is from mid-15c. That of "slide, glide" is from 1520s. Transitive sense from 1510s; meaning "insert surreptitiously" is from 1680s. Related: Slipped; slipping. To slip up "make a mistake" is from 1855; to slip through the net "evade detection" is from 1902.

n.

mid-15c., "edge of a garment;" 1550s, "narrow strip," probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch slippe "cut, slit," possibly related to Old English toslifan "to split, cleave." Sense of "narrow piece of paper" (e.g. pink slip) in 1680s.

in various senses from slip (v.). Meaning "act of slipping" is from 1590s. Meaning "mistake, minor fault, blunder" is from 1610s. Sense of "woman's sleeveless garment" (1761) is from notion of something easily slipped on or off (cf. sleeve). To give (someone) the slip "escape from" is from 1560s. Meaning "landing place for ships" is mid-15c.; more technical sense in ship-building is from 1769. Slip of the tongue (1725) is from earlier slip of the pen (1650s), which makes more sense as an image.

"potter's clay," mid-15c., "mud, slime," from Old English slypa, slyppe "slime, paste, pulp, soft semi-liquid mass," related to slupan "to slip" (see sleeve).

"sprig or twig for planting or grafting, small shoot," late 15c., of uncertain origin. Cf. Middle Dutch slippe, German schlippe, schlipfe "cut, slit, strip." Hence "young person of small build" (1580s, e.g. a slip of a girl); see slip (n.1).

Slang definitions & phrases for let slip

let out

verb phrase

To reveal: They let out that they were already married (1870+)


slip

verb
  1. To give; hand: So I slip him a double Z (1841+)
  2. To lose one's competence or touch; decline: Only six pages today? I must be slipping (1914+)
Related Terms

pink slip


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Idioms and Phrases with let slip

let slip

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Also, let slip or slide by; let slide. Miss an opportunity; waste time. For example, We forgot to buy a ticket and let our big chance slip by, or He let the whole day slide by. The first term dates from the mid-1500s, the variant from the late 1500s.
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Also, let slip out. Reveal something, usually inadvertently, as in He let it slip out that he had applied for the vacant position. [ Mid-1800s ]
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let slip through one's fingers. Fail to seize an opportunity, as in We could have won the trophy but we let it slip through our fingers. [ First half of 1600s ]

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Encyclopedia Article for let slip

slip

in engineering and physics, sliding displacement along a plane of one part of a crystal relative to the rest of the crystal under the action of shearing forces-that is, forces acting parallel to that plane. Much of the permanent, or plastic, deformation of materials under stress is the result of slip within the individual crystals that constitute the material. Slip and an alternate mode of deformation, twinning, are the only ways that crystals in solids can be permanently deformed. In slip, all the atoms on one side of the slip (or glide) plane do not slide simultaneously from one set of positions to the next. The atoms move sequentially one row at a time into the next position along the plane because of structural defects or spaces, called edge dislocations, in the crystal that move at the same rate in the opposite direction.

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