📖 Определения и значения для слова slip
📒 to slide a short distance by accident so that you fall or nearly fall
- She slipped and landed flat on her back.
- As I ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and I fell.
- She got on her feet and ran towards the door, slipping and sliding.
📒 to slide out of position or out of your hand
- My hand slipped as I was slicing the bread and I cut myself.
- + adv./prep. His hat had slipped over one eye.
- The fish slipped out of my hand.
📒 to go somewhere quickly and quietly, especially without being noticed
- She slipped out of the house before the others were awake.
- I slipped away before the end of the performance.
- The ship slipped into the harbour at night.
📒 to put something somewhere quickly, quietly or secretly
- slip something + adv./prep. Anna slipped her hand into his.
- He slipped the letter back into its envelope.
- He beat three defenders before slipping the ball past the goalkeeper.
📒 to fall to a lower level; to become worse
- Standards have slipped in the last few years.
- His popularity has slipped recently.
- The director never lets the tension slip.
📒 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.
📒 to put clothes on or to take them off quickly and easily
- + adv./prep. to slip into/out of a dress
- slip something + adv./prep. to slip your shoes on/off
- He slipped a coat over his sweatshirt.
📒 to get free; to make something/somebody/yourself free from something
- slip something The ship had slipped its moorings in the night.
- The dog slipped its collar.
- slip (something) + adj. The animal had slipped free and escaped.
📒 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.
📒 to miss or fail to use an opportunity
- Don't let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers.
📒 (to become) out of control
- She said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear.
📒 to be easy to say or pronounce
- It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?
📒 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.
📒 to be easy to say or pronounce
- It's not a name that exactly slips off the tongue, is it?
📒 to trick somebody
📒 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.