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Definition slip in British English
slip
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/slɪp/
2
a slight mistake, especially a careless one
Synonyms and related words
Example
a slip in the price of technology stocks
8
the displacement of bits of land on either side of a tectonic plate faultline (during an earthquake)
Related Words
Words related to slip:
a slip of a (phrase)
a slip of the pen (phrase)
a slip of the tongue (phrase)
banana skin (noun)
compliments slip (noun)
Freudian slip (noun)
give someone the slip (phrase)
let (it) slip (phrase)
let something (phrase)
non-slip (adjective)
paying-in slip (noun)
pillow slip (noun)
pink slip (noun)
pink-slip (verb)
off the tongue (phrase)
sales slip (noun)
slip (verb)
slip (noun)
slip away (phrasal verb)
slip by (phrasal verb)
slip dress (noun)
slip in (phrasal verb)
slip into (phrasal verb)
slip knot (noun)
slip off (phrasal verb)
slip on (phrasal verb)
slip out (phrasal verb)
slip out of (phrasal verb)
slip road (noun)
slip through the (phrase)
slip through your fingers (phrase)
slip up (phrasal verb)
slip your (phrase)
slip-on (noun)
slip-slops (noun)
slip-up (noun)
through the cracks (phrase)
slip/lose your moorings (phrase)