: a mixture of finely divided clay and water used especially by potters (as for casting or decorating wares or in cementing separately formed parts) error, mistake, blunder, slip, lapse mean a …

To put on or remove a piece of clothing smoothly or quietly: slipped into a nightgown; slipped out of the shirt.

Suddenly a frail-looking man with white hair and beard and blazing eyes slipped into the room. Stratigraphic models depict continental margin sedimentation in ever greater numbers, but …

Synonyms for SLIPPED: fell, sagged, slumped, weakened, dropped, decreased, diminished, shrank; Antonyms of SLIPPED: soared, rocketed, shot (up), increased, expanded, mounted, swelled, mushroomed

I slipped quietly out of the back door. She found the side-door open and slipped into the house unseen. We managed to slip away unnoticed. I slipped a key into his hand while she wasn't …

SLIPPED definition: → see slip 1 | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

to elapse or pass quickly or imperceptibly (often fol. by away or by): The years slipped by. to become involved or absorbed easily: to slip into a new way of life. to move or go quietly, …

[transitive] to put something somewhere quickly, quietly or secretly. slip something + adv./prep. Anna slipped her hand into his. He slipped the letter back into its envelope. He beat three defenders before slipping the ball past the goalkeeper. She slipped her head around the door. I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech.

to pass from the mind, memory, or consciousness. The years slipped by. to slip into a new way of life. to slip out of a room. to put on or take off a garment easily or quickly: He slipped off his …

She lost her balance, fell, the gun slipped off her hip, the stock thudded into the floor. As all the cleaning was going on I'd slipped into a kind of reverie. Then she donned her outdoor gear, turning the world green as she slipped on her goggles. 2 senses: 1. → see slip1 2. → see slip2 (sense 9).... Click for more definitions.