Synonyms: eluding, elusion, slip
Definition: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
Similar words: evasion
Definition: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
Synonyms: miscue, parapraxis, slip, slip-up
Definition: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
Similar words: mistake, error, fault
Definition: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Usage: he made a bad mistake; she was quick to point out my errors; I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
Synonyms: gaffe, gaucherie, faux pas, solecism, slip
Definition: a socially awkward or tactless act
Similar words: bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, fuckup, flub, foul-up, pratfall
Definition: an embarrassing mistake
Definition: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
Similar words: flight maneuver, airplane maneuver
Definition: a maneuver executed by an aircraft
Synonyms: skid, slip, sideslip
Definition: an unexpected slide
Similar words: slide, glide, coast
Definition: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
Usage: his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill; the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
Synonyms: case, pillow slip, pillowcase, slip
Definition: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
Usage: the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
Similar words: bed linen
Definition: linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases)
Synonyms: shift, shimmy, slip, chemise, teddy
Definition: a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Similar words: undergarment, unmentionable
Definition: a garment worn under other garments
Synonyms: slip, slip of paper
Definition: a small sheet of paper
Usage: a receipt slip
Similar words: sheet, sheet of paper, piece of paper
Definition: paper used for writing or printing
Definition: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
Synonyms: slick, slickness, slip, slipperiness
Definition: a slippery smoothness
Usage: he could feel the slickness of the tiller
Similar words: smoothness
Definition: a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
Usage: admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs; some artists prefer the smoothness of a board
Definition: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
Usage: he blamed his slip on the ice; the jolt caused many slips and a few spills
Similar words: misadventure, mischance, mishap
Definition: an instance of misfortune
Synonyms: berth, moorage, mooring, slip
Definition: a place where a craft can be made fast
Similar words: anchorage, anchorage ground
Definition: place for vessels to anchor
Synonyms: slip
Definition: a young and slender person
Usage: he's a mere slip of a lad
Similar words: young person, younker, youth, spring chicken
Definition: a young person (especially a young man or boy)
Definition: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
Definition: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Synonyms: slip
Definition: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
Similar words: potter's clay, potter's earth
Definition: clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling
Synonyms: slip
Definition: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
Usage: He slipped some money into the waiter's hand
Similar words: insert, inclose, stick in, enclose, introduce, put in
Definition: introduce
Usage: Insert your ticket here
Synonyms: drop away, drop off, fall away, slip
Definition: get worse
Usage: My grades are slipping
Synonyms: splay, slip, luxate, dislocate
Definition: move out of position
Usage: dislocate joints; the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: slip, slip one's mind
Definition: pass out of one's memory
Similar words: blank out, block, draw a blank, forget
Definition: be unable to remember
Usage: I'm drawing a blank; You are blocking the name of your first wife!
Synonyms: skid, slew, slide, slip, slue
Definition: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
Usage: the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
Similar words: glide
Definition: move smoothly and effortlessly
Definition: move stealthily
Usage: The ship slipped away in the darkness
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: slip
Definition: move smoothly and easily
Usage: the bolt slipped into place; water slipped from the polished marble
Similar words: escape, break loose, get away
Definition: run away from confinement
Usage: The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
Synonyms: slip
Definition: cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
Usage: he slipped the bolt into place
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: slip
Definition: move easily
Usage: slip into something comfortable
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Definition: pass on stealthily
Usage: He slipped me the key when nobody was looking
Similar words: hand, give, reach, pass, pass on, turn over
Definition: place into the hands or custody of
Usage: hand me the spoon, please; Turn the files over to me, please; He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers