| query | A s___ is a thin piece of clothing that can be worn under a dress or skirt .A slip is a thin piece of clothing that can be worn under a dress or skirt . |
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| word | slip |
| full-definition | verb If you slip, you accidentally slide and lose your balance. He had slipped on an icy pavement. Be careful not to slip. If something slips, it slides out of place or out of your hand. His glasses had slipped. The hammer slipped out of her grasp. If you slip somewhere, you go there quickly and quietly . Amy slipped downstairs and out of the house. She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door. If you slip something somewhere, you put it there quickly in a way that does not attract attention. I slipped a note under Louise's door. He found a coin in his pocket and slipped it into her collecting tin. Just slip in a piece of paper. If you slip something to someone, you give it to them secretly. Robert had slipped her a note in school. She looked round before pulling out a package and slipping it to the man. To slip into a particular state or situation means to pass gradually into it, in a way that is hardly noticed . It amazed him how easily one could slip into a routine. There was a 50-50 chance that the economy could slip back into recession. If something slips to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard. Shares slipped to 117p. The club had slipped to the bottom of Division Four. In June, producer prices slipped 0.1% from May. Overall business activity is slipping. ...a slip in consumer confidence. If you slip into or out of clothes or shoes, you put them on or take them off quickly and easily. She slipped out of the jacket and tossed it on the couch. I slipped off my woollen gloves. noun A slip is a small or unimportant mistake. We must be well prepared, there must be no slips. A slip of paper is a small piece of paper. ...little slips of paper he had torn from a notebook. I put her name on the slip. ...credit card slips. A slip is a thin piece of clothing that can be worn under a dress or skirt . If you refer to someone as a slip of a girl or a slip of a boy, you mean they are small, thin, and young. He's a mere slip of a lad compared to his brother. She was just a slip of a thing. |
| inflections | slipsslippingslipped |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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