Slipped Slip I Slɪp Ran Ice Broke Leg

• she slipped over on the ice and broke her leg.
• as i ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and i fell.
• his hat had slipped over one eye.
• the fish slipped out of my hand.

slip

1. to slide a short distance by accident so that you fall or nearly fall
• She slipped over on the ice and broke her leg.
• As I ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and I fell.
2. to slide out of position or out of your hand
• His hat had slipped over one eye.
• The fish slipped out of my hand.
• The child slipped from his grasp and ran off.
• She was careful not to let her control slip.
3. to go somewhere quickly and quietly, especially without being noticed
• synonym creep
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• She slipped out of the house before the others were awake.
• The ship slipped into the harbour at night.
• She knew that time was slipping away.
4. to put something somewhere quickly, quietly or secretly
• Anna slipped her hand into his.
• He slipped the letter back into its envelope.
• She slipped her head around the door.
• I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech.
• I managed to slip in a few jokes.
• They'd slipped some money to the guards.
• They'd slipped the guards some money.
5. to fall to a lower level; to become worse
• His popularity has slipped recently.
• The director never lets the tension slip.
• That's three times she's beaten me—I must be slipping!
6. to pass into a particular state or situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one
• He began to slip into debt.
• The patient had slipped into a coma.
• We seem to have slipped behind schedule.
7. to put clothes on or to take them off quickly and easily
• to slip into/out of a dress
• to slip your shoes on/off
• He slipped a coat over his sweatshirt.
8. to get free; to make something/somebody/yourself free from something
• The ship had slipped its moorings in the night.
• The dog slipped its collar.
• The animal had slipped free and escaped.
9. to give somebody information that is supposed to be secret
• I happened to let it slip that he had given me £1 000 for the car.
• She tried not to let slip what she knew.
10. to miss or fail to use an opportunity
• Don't let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers.
11. (to become) out of control
• She said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear.
12. to be easy to say or pronounce
• It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?
13. if something slips your mind, you forget it or forget to do it
• I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. It completely slipped my mind.
14. to trick somebody
15. when somebody/something slips through the net, an organization or a system fails to find them and deal with them
• We tried to contact all former students, but one or two slipped through the net.

Extra Examples

• As I ran up the stairs my foot slipped.
• He slipped on a bar of soap in the shower room.
• I slipped away before the end of the performance.
• Pre-tax profits slipped to $3.7 million, from $3.9 million the previous year.
• She slipped on the ice and broke her leg.
• She slipped quietly out of the house before the others were awake.
• That’s three times she’s beaten me—I must be slipping!
• They’d slipped some money to the guards.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they slip
• he / she / it slips
• past simple slipped
• past participle slipped
• -ing form slipping

Word Origin

• verb Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly and softly’): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery.