slip
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decline
mistake
give someone the slip
let something slip
slip away: get away
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- get away
- escape
- disappear
- break away
- break free
- get clear of
- take French leave
slip away: die
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- die
- expire
- pass away
- buy it
- check out
- perish
- kick it
- croak
- give up the ghost
- go belly-up
- snuff it
- peg out
- kick the bucket
- buy the farm
- peg it
- decease
- cark it
- pop your clogs
- breathe your last
- hop the twig
slip up
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for slip
to move silently and furtively
to shift or be shifted out of place
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to free from ties or fasteners
slip into: to put (an article of clothing) on one's person
slip on: to put (an article of clothing) on one's person
an act or thought that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true
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Synonyms for slip
a socially awkward or tactless act
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc
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potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
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a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
a young and slender person
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a place where a craft can be made fast
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an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
a slippery smoothness
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artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
a small sheet of paper
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a woman's sleeveless undergarment
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bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
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a flight maneuver
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move stealthily
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
move smoothly and easily
to make a mistake or be incorrect
move easily
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pass out of one's memory
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