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Synonyms of slipping
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Verb
1. steal, slip, move
usage:
move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
2. slip, insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
usage:
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
3. skid, slip, slue, slew, slide, glide
usage:
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
4. slip, drop off, drop away, fall away, worsen, decline
usage:
get worse; "My grades are slipping"
5. slip, escape, get away, break loose
usage:
move smoothly and easily; "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"
6. err, mistake, slip
usage:
to make a mistake or be incorrect
7. slip, sneak, pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
usage:
pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
8. slip, move
usage:
move easily; "slip into something comfortable"
9. slip, move, displace
usage:
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place"
10. slip, slip one's mind, forget, block, blank out, draw a blank
usage:
pass out of one's memory
11. dislocate, luxate, splay, slip, move, displace
usage:
move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
Adjective
1. slipping, slithering, slippery (vs. nonslippery), slippy
usage:
moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice"
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