Idioms for slip

Origin of slip

1
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

SYNONYMS FOR slip

1, 2 slither. See slide.
11 err, blunder.
35 error, fault. See mistake.

OTHER WORDS FROM slip

slip·less, adjective slip·ping·ly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for give someone the slip (1 of 3)

slip 1
/ (slɪp) /

verb slips, slipping or slipped

noun

See also slip up

Derived forms of slip

slipless, adjective

Word Origin for slip

C13: from Middle Low German or Dutch slippen

British Dictionary definitions for give someone the slip (2 of 3)

slip 2
/ (slɪp) /

noun

verb slips, slipping or slipped

(tr) to detach (portions of stem, etc) from (a plant) for propagation

Word Origin for slip

C15: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slippe to cut, strip

British Dictionary definitions for give someone the slip (3 of 3)

slip 3
/ (slɪp) /

noun

clay mixed with water to a creamy consistency, used for decorating or patching a ceramic piece

Word Origin for slip

Old English slyppe slime; related to Norwegian slipa slime on fish; see slop 1

Idioms and Phrases with give someone the slip

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