slip - Meaning in Marathi

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slip - Meaning in Marathi

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Definitions and Meaning of slip in English

slip noun

1. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

   Synonyms

   miscue, parapraxis, slip-up

2. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
3. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

   Synonyms

   cutting

4. a young and slender person

   Example

   • "he's a mere slip of a lad"
5. a place where a craft can be made fast

   Synonyms

   berth, moorage, mooring

6. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

   Synonyms

   trip, trip

   Examples

   • "he blamed his slip on the ice"
   • "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
7. a slippery smoothness

   Synonyms

   slick, slickness, slipperiness

   Example

   • "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
8. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

   Synonyms

   strip

9. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

   Synonyms

   chemise, shift, shimmy, teddy, teddy

10. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

    Synonyms

    case, case, case, pillow slip, pillowcase

    Example

    • "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
11. an unexpected slide

    Synonyms

    sideslip, skid

12. a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

    Synonyms

    sideslip

13. a socially awkward or tactless act

    Synonyms

    faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, solecism

14. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

    Synonyms

    eluding, elusion

15. a small sheet of paper

    Synonyms

    slip of paper

    Examples

    • "a receipt slip"
    • "a withdrawal slip"

slip verb

1. pass on stealthily

   Synonyms

   sneak

   Example

   • "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
2. move easily

   Example

   • "slip into something comfortable"
3. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

   Example

   • "he slipped the bolt into place"
4. move smoothly and easily

   Examples

   • "the bolt slipped into place"
   • "water slipped from the polished marble"
5. move stealthily

   Synonyms

   steal, steal

   Example

   • "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
6. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

   Synonyms

   skid, slew, slide, slue

   Example

   • "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
7. to make a mistake or be incorrect

   Synonyms

   err, mistake

8. pass out of one's memory

   Synonyms

   slip one's mind

9. move out of position

   Synonyms

   dislocate, luxate, splay

   Examples

   • "dislocate joints"
   • "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
10. get worse

    Synonyms

    drop away, drop off, fall away

    Example

    • "My grades are slipping"
11. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

    Example

    • "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"

Synonyms of slip

• eluding, elusion
• miscue, parapraxis, slip-up
• faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, solecism
• sideslip
• sideslip, skid
• case, pillow slip, pillowcase
• chemise, shift, shimmy, teddy
• slip of paper
• strip
• slick, slickness, slipperiness
• trip
• berth, moorage, mooring
• cutting
• drop away, drop off, fall away
• dislocate, luxate, splay
• slip one's mind
• err, mistake
• skid, slew, slide, slue
• steal
• sneak

More matches for slip

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