| 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” |
| 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” |
| 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” |
| slip | verb | pass out of one's memory |
| slip up | verb | make an error |
| moor | verb | secure in or as if in a berth or dock |
| berth | verb | provide with a berth |
| trip | verb | cause to stumble |
| slick | adjective | made slick by e.g. ice or grease |
| slick | verb | give a smooth and glossy appearance |
| slippery | adjective | causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide |
| slippy | adjective | causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide |
| skid | verb | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner |
| elude | verb | escape, either physically or mentally |
| stealing | noun | avoiding detection by moving carefully |
| slip | noun | an unexpected slide |
| skid | noun | an unexpected slide |
| slide | noun | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it |
| slider | noun | a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown |
| slippage | noun | decline from a standard level of performance or achievement |
| drop-off | noun | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality |
| errancy | noun | fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err |
| error | noun | inadvertent incorrectness |
| mistake | noun | part of a statement that is not correct |
| dislocation | noun | a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) |
| luxation | noun | displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ |