Sounds | slih'p | |
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Rhymes | acquaintanceship ... zip / ZIP: 103 rhymes with ihp... |
Meaning | A socially awkward or tactless act. | |
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Synonyms | faux pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie | |
Broader | blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo | An embarrassing mistake |
Spanish | metedura de pata, metida de pata, pifia, solecismo | |
Catalan | disbarat, ensopegada, relliscada, solecisme, solecismo |
Meaning | A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech / speech / speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.. | |
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Synonyms | slip-up, miscue, parapraxis | |
Narrower | Freudian slip | A slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts / conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals |
Broader | mistake, error, fault | A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
Spanish | desahogo, error, lapsus, resbalón | |
Catalan | error, espifiada, lapsus | |
Verbs | slip | to make a mistake or be incorrect |
slip | pass out of one's memory |
Meaning | potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating / coating or decorating ceramics. | |
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Broader | potter's clay, potter's earth | clay that does not contain any iron |
Meaning | A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting. | |
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Synonym | cutting | |
Narrower | quickset | cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines |
Broader | stalk, stem | A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ |
Spanish | esqueje | |
Catalan | esqueix |
Meaning | A young and slender person. | |
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Example | "he's a mere slip of a lad" | |
Broader | young person, youth, younker, spring chicken | A young person (especially a young man or boy) |
Spanish | criatura | |
Catalan | criatura |
Meaning | A place where a craft can be made fast. | |
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Synonyms | mooring, moorage, berth | |
Broader | anchorage, anchorage ground | place for vessels to anchor |
Spanish | amarradero, amarre, atraque |
Meaning | An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall. | |
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Synonym | trip | |
Narrower | spill, tumble, fall | A sudden drop from an upright position |
Broader | mishap, misadventure, mischance | An instance of misfortune |
Spanish | traspié, tropezón, tropiezo | |
Catalan | ensopegada, patinada, relliscada |
Meaning | A slippery smoothness. | |
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Synonyms | slickness, slick, slipperiness | |
Broader | smoothness | A texture without roughness |
Spanish | lustre, suavidad, viscosidad | |
Adjectives | slippy | causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide |
Meaning | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material. | |
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Synonym | strip | |
Narrower | band | A thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) |
band, ring | A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) | |
band | A thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration | |
cramp, cramp iron | A strip of metal with ends bent at right angles | |
lead, leading | Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | |
mullion | A nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen) | |
reef | One of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind | |
ribbon, typewriter ribbon | A long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter | |
screed | An accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete | |
stay | A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) | |
tab | A short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it | |
tape | A long thin piece ... / piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening | |
weather strip, weatherstrip, weather stripping, weatherstripping | A narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold | |
Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
Spanish | banda, tira | |
Catalan | banda, tira |
Meaning | A small sheet of paper. | |
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Example | "a receipt slip" | |
Synonym | slip of paper | |
Broader | sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper | Paper used for writing or printing |
Spanish | papelito | |
Catalan | paperet |
Meaning | A woman's sleeveless undergarment. | |
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Synonyms | chemise, shimmy, shift, teddy | |
Parts | strap, shoulder strap | A band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag |
Broader | undergarment, unmentionable | A garment worn under other garments |
Meaning | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow. | |
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Synonyms | case, pillowcase, pillow slip | |
Broader | bed linen | linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases) |
Spanish | funda de almohada | |
Catalan | coixinera |
Meaning | An unexpected slide. | |
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Synonyms | skid, sideslip | |
Broader | slide, glide, coast | The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it |
Spanish | derrapada, derrape, deslizamiento lateral, patinazo, resbalón | |
Catalan | patinada, relliscada | |
Adjectives | slippy | causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide |
Verbs | slip | move out of position |
slip | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | |
slip | move stealthily |
Meaning | A flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways / sideways in the air. | |
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Synonym | sideslip | |
Broader | flight maneuver, airplane maneuver | A maneuver executed by an aircraft |
Spanish | deslizamiento lateral, deslizamiento | |
Verbs | slip | move smoothly and easily |
Meaning | The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning). | |
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Synonyms | elusion, eluding | |
Broader | evasion | The act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver |
Spanish | elusión | |
Catalan | elusió | |
Verbs | slip | move stealthily |
Meaning | Move stealthily. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "The ship slipped away in the darkness" | |
Synonym | steal | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
See also | slip away | pass by |
Spanish | deslizarse, deslizar, escabullirse | |
Catalan | dislocar, esmunyir, fer lliscar | |
Nouns | slip | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
slip | an unexpected slide |
Meaning | insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand" | |
Broader | insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce | introduce |
Spanish | colar, deslizar | |
Catalan | colar, passar |
Meaning | Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | skid, slue, slew, slide | |
Narrower | side-slip | slide sideways / sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis |
skid | slide without control | |
submarine | Move forward or under in a sliding motion | |
Broader | glide | Move smoothly and effortlessly |
See also | slip up | make an error |
Spanish | deslizar, patinar, resbalar | |
Catalan | relliscar | |
Nouns | slip | an unexpected slide |
Meaning | get worse. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Example | "My grades are slipping" | |
Synonyms | drop off, drop away, fall away | |
Narrower | lapse, backslide | Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards |
Broader | worsen, decline | Grow worse |
See also | fall | Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind |
Spanish | agravarse, bajar, declinar, deteriorar, empeorar | |
Catalan | baixar, declinar, empitjorar | |
Nouns | slippage | decline from a standard level of performance or achievement |
Meaning | Move smoothly and easily. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Examples |
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Caused by | slip | Cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion |
Broader | escape, get away, break loose | run away from confinement |
See also | slip away | leave furtively and stealthily |
slip by | pass by | |
Spanish | deslizarse | |
Catalan | esmunyir, fer lliscar | |
Nouns | slip | a flight maneuver |
Meaning | To make a mistake or be incorrect. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | err, mistake | |
Narrower | fall for | Be deceived / deceived, duped, or entrapped by |
misjudge | judge / judge incorrectly | |
misremember | Remember incorrectly | |
stumble, slip up, trip up | make an error | |
See also | slip up | make an error |
Spanish | confundirse, entender mal, equivocarse, equivocar, errar, fallir, resbalar | |
Catalan | confondre's, equivocar-se, errar | |
Nouns | slip | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech / speech / speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. |
Meaning | Pass on stealthily. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Model | They slip the food to the people; They slip the people the food | |
Example | "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" | |
Synonym | sneak | |
Broader | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give | place into the hands or custody of |
Spanish | delizar |
Meaning | Move easily. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "slip into something comfortable" | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Meaning | Cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "he slipped the bolt into place" | |
Cause to | slip | Move smoothly and easily |
Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
Meaning | Pass out of one's memory. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonym | slip one's mind | |
Broader | forget, block, blank out, draw a blank | Be unable to remember |
Nouns | slip | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech / speech / speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. |
Meaning | Move out of position. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | dislocate, luxate, splay | |
Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
Spanish | dislocar, luxar | |
Catalan | dislocar | |
Nouns | slip | an unexpected slide |
slippage | failing to hold or slipping out of place |
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