| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An act or thought that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true: erratum, error, inaccuracy, incorrectness, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, slip-up, trip. See CORRECT. 2. A minor mistake: lapse, slip-up. Informal : fluff. See CORRECT. | | VERB: | 1. To maneuver gently and slowly into place: ease, glide, slide. See CAREFUL, EASY. 2. To make an error or mistake: err, miscue, mistake, slip up, stumble, trip up. See CORRECT. 3. To undergo moral deterioration: fall, sink. Idioms: go bad (or wrong) . See RIGHT. 4. To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly: glide, glissade, lapse, slide, slither. See MOVE. 5. To get away from (a pursuer): elude, evade, lose, shake off, throw off. Slang : shake. Idioms: give someone the shake (or slip) . See SEEK. 6. To bring forth a nonviable fetus prematurely: abort, miscarry. See REPRODUCTION. 7. To lose one's balance and fall or almost fall: skid, slide, slither. Idioms: take a skid (or slide) . See MOVE. 8. To decline, as in value or quantity, very gradually: drop off, fall off, sag. See INCREASE. 9. To displace (a bone) from a socket or joint: dislocate, throw out. Idioms: throw out of joint. See HELP. 10. To shift or be shifted out of place: slide. See MOVE. 11. To move silently and furtively: creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, snake, sneak, steal. Slang : gumshoe. See MOVE. 12. To free from ties or fasteners: disengage, loose, loosen, unbind, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unloose, unloosen, untie. See TIGHTEN. | | PHRASAL VERB: | slip into To put (an article of clothing) on one's person: assume, don, get on, pull on, put on, slip on. See PUT ON. slip on To put (an article of clothing) on one's person: assume, don, get on, pull on, put on, slip into. See PUT ON. slip up To make an error or mistake: err, miscue, mistake, slip, stumble, trip up. See CORRECT.
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