slip

CEFRB1

/ˈslɪp/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    To slide accidentally; a small mistake.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.

Examples

  • If you're not careful, you might slip and fall on the icy steps.

  • The boss called Jim into his office and gave him his pink slip.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

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

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

  3. To elude or evade by smooth movement.

More examples

In context

  • Tom talked too much and let the secret slip.

  • A bone may slip out of place.

  • I caught the thief, but he slipped my grasp and ran away.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English slippen, probably from Middle Low German slippen, from Old Saxon *slippian, from Proto-West Germanic *slippjan, from Proto-Germanic *slipjaną (“to glide”), an iterative form of *slīpaną (“to slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to slide”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ- (“slip, slide”), or related to Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”); related to Old English slipor (“slippery”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian slipje (“to slip”), Dutch slippen (“to slip”), German Low German slippen.