Slip (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A socially awkward or tactless act.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Solecism
• Gaffe
• Faux Pas
• Gaucherie

Hypernyms

• Pratfall
• Foul-up
• Blunder
• Fuckup
• Boo-boo
• Boner
• Flub
• Botch
• Bloomer
• Blooper

Meaning ²

A woman's sleeveless undergarment.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Chemise
• Shift
• Teddy
• Shimmy

Hypernyms

• Undergarment
• Unmentionable

Meaning ³

A young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad".

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Hypernyms

• Spring Chicken
• Youth
• Younker

Meaning ⁴

An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Synonyms

• Trip

Hypernyms

• Misadventure
• Mischance

Hyponyms

• Fall
• Tumble

Meaning ⁵

Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Pillow Slip
• Case
• Pillowcase

Hypernyms

• Bed Linen

Meaning ⁶

Potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Hypernyms

• Potter's Earth

Meaning ⁷

A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Cutting

Hypernyms

• Stalk

Hyponyms

• Quickset

Meaning ⁸

An unexpected slide.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Sideslip
• Skid

Hypernyms

• Coast
• Slide

Related Words

• Slippy (adjective)
• Slip (verb)

Meaning ⁹

A place where a craft can be made fast.

Classification

Nouns denoting spatial position.

Synonyms

• Mooring
• Berth
• Moorage

Hypernyms

• Anchorage
• Anchorage Ground

Meaning ¹⁰

The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning).

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Eluding
• Elusion

Related Words

• Slip (verb)

Meaning ¹¹

A flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Sideslip

Hypernyms

• Airplane Maneuver

Related Words

• Slip (verb)

Meaning ¹²

A slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

• Slickness
• Slick
• Slipperiness

Hypernyms

• Smoothness

Related Words

• Slippy (adjective)

Meaning ¹³

A small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip"; "a withdrawal slip".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Slip Of Paper

Hypernyms

• Sheet Of Paper
• Piece Of Paper

Meaning ¹⁴

A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc..

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Miscue
• Parapraxis
• Slip-up

Hypernyms

• Error
• Fault

Related Words

• Slip (verb)

Meaning ¹⁵

Artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Strip

Hypernyms

• Artifact

Hyponyms

• Reef
• Tape
• Tab
• Cramp
• Weather Strip
• Ribbon
• Lead
• Weather Stripping
• Stay
• Screed
• Band
• Mullion
• Weatherstripping