Definitions
1.verbTo lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
2.verbTo err.
3.verbTo accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
4.verbTo move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc."A bone may slip out of place."
5.verbTo pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly."She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand."
6.verbTo cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
7.verbTo move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding."Some errors slipped into the appendix."
8.verbTo move down; to slide."Profits have slipped over the past six months."
9.verbTo release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
10.verbTo remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
11.verbTo omit; to lose by negligence.
12.verbTo cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of."to slip a piece of cloth or paper"
13.verbTo cause to slip or slide off, or out of place."A horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar."
14.verbTo bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
15.verbTo cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
16.nounThe act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion."slippings and slidings"