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slip
1. noun /slɪp/
a) In ceramics, a thin, slippery mix of clay and water.

She couldnt hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.

b) A twig or shoot; a cutting.
2. verb /slɪp/
a) To lose ones traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

We slipped along the hedges, noiseless and swift...

b) To err.

Profits have slipped over the past 6 months.

Syn: blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, stumble, thinko
See Also: Freudian slip, let something slip, nonslip, slippage, slippery, slipshod, slip of the tongue, slip ones mind, slip through ones fingers, slip away, slip down, slip into, slip road, slip out, slip up, slip-up, theres many a slip twixt cup and lip

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