slip

(noun) a socially awkward or tactless act. Synonyms: faux pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie.

(noun) a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.. Synonyms: slip-up, miscue, parapraxis.

(noun) potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics.

(noun) a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting. Synonyms: cutting.

(noun) a young and slender person. Example: "He's a mere slip of a lad."

(noun) a place where a craft can be made fast. Synonyms: mooring, moorage, berth.

(noun) an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall. Synonyms: trip. Examples: "He blamed his slip on the ice." "The jolt caused many slips and a few spills."

(noun) a slippery smoothness. Synonyms: slickness, slick, slipperiness. Example: "He could feel the slickness of the tiller."

(noun) artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material. Synonyms: strip.

(noun) a small sheet of paper. Synonyms: slip of paper. Example: "A receipt slip."

(noun) a woman's sleeveless undergarment. Synonyms: chemise, shimmy, shift, teddy.

(noun) bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow. Synonyms: case, pillowcase, pillow slip. Example: "The burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase."

(noun) an unexpected slide. Synonyms: skid, sideslip.

(noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air. Synonyms: sideslip.

(noun) the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning). Synonyms: elusion, eluding.

(verb) move stealthily. Synonyms: steal. Example: "The ship slipped away in the darkness."

(verb) insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly. Example: "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand."

(verb) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner. Synonyms: skid, slue, slew, slide. Example: "The wheels skidded against the sidewalk."

(verb) get worse. Synonyms: drop off, drop away, fall away. Example: "My grades are slipping."

(verb) move smoothly and easily. Examples: "The bolt slipped into place." "Water slipped from the polished marble."

(verb) to make a mistake or be incorrect. Synonyms: err, mistake.

(verb) pass on stealthily. Synonyms: sneak. Example: "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking."

(verb) move easily. Example: "Slip into something comfortable."

(verb) cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion. Example: "He slipped the bolt into place."

(verb) pass out of one's memory. Synonyms: slip one's mind.

(verb) move out of position. Synonyms: dislocate, luxate, splay. Examples: "Dislocate joints." "The artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically."