1. (

• steal ,
• slip ,

) move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" ;

2. (

• slip ,

) insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand" ;

3. (

• skid ,
• slip ,
• slue ,
• slew ,
• slide ,

) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" ;

4. (

• slip ,
• drop_off ,
• drop_away ,
• fall_away

) get worse; "My grades are slipping" ;

5. (

• slip ,

) move smoothly and easily; "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble" ;

6. (

• err ,
• mistake ,
• slip

) to make a mistake or be incorrect ;

7. (

• slip ,
• sneak ,

) pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" ;

8. (

• slip ,

) move easily; "slip into something comfortable" ;

9. (

• slip ,

) cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place" ;

10. (

• slip ,
• slip_one's_mind

) pass out of one's memory ;

11. (

• dislocate ,
• luxate ,
• splay ,
• slip ,

) move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" ;