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 slip something over on (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 slip something over on (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 slip something over on (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 slip something over on (1 of 2)

slip something over on

Hoodwink, trick, as in Her lawyer tried to slip one over on him, but his lawyer wouldn't let him get away with it, or Don't trust Dan—he's always slipping something over on his customers. [c. 1900]

Idioms and Phrases with slip something over on (2 of 2)

slip