What is the meaning of slipping?

verb

  • Move stealthily.
    • usage: "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
  • Insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly.
    • usage: "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
  • Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.
    • usage: "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
  • Get worse.
    • usage: "My grades are slipping"
  • Move smoothly and easily.
    • usage: "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"
  • To make a mistake or be incorrect.
  • Pass on stealthily.
    • usage: "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"
  • Move easily.
    • usage: "slip into something comfortable"
  • Cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion.
    • usage: "he slipped the bolt into place"
  • Pass out of one's memory.
  • Move out of position.
    • usage: "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

adjective

  • Moving as on a slippery surface.
    • usage: "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice"
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APAWordNet. (2010). slipping. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/slipping/definitions/1183740
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HarvardWordNet 2010, slipping, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/slipping/definitions/1183740>.
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