Phrase Hound found 125 phrases and 122 compound words that contain slip. The most common are listed below. Open slip in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 125
- slip awayTo leave without being noticed.
- nip slipThe brief accidental exposure of a woman's breast, usually partially and on the side.
- slip upTo err, falter; to make a mistake, especially a seemingly small error.
- slip of the tongueA mistake in speech.
- slip-and-slideA toy consisting of a long sheet of thin plastic that can be connected to a hose to cover it in water through perforations along its length, producing a slippery surface for sliding on.
- slip roadA segment of a roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads (in either direction).
- slip outTo leave quietly and unnoticed.
- pink slipA notice of termination of employment.
- Freudian slipA mistake in speech or action in which a person supposedly shows their true subconscious desires.
- slip knotA knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied.
- slip throughTo get past an inspection or procedure without any issue.
- green slipA portion of Crown land remaining unalienated due to a size discrepancy between the land survey and the actual division.
- sales slipA receipt for a purchase.
- slip laneA short one-way lane allowing traffic to turn onto the cross street at an intersection without entering the intersection.
- slip coachA coach at the end of a long-distance train which carries passengers for an intermediate destination and is decoupled or "slipped" and left behind. (In bygone times the decoupling was done on the move; the rest of the train did not stop.)
- time slipAlternative form of timeslip (“a phenomenon that causes unexpected time travel”).
- half slipA slip or undergarment held held to the body around the waist with an elastic waistband.
- slip ringA component of an electromechanical device, which, in combination with brushes, provides a continuous electrical connection between stationary and rotating conductors.
- slip of the penA mistake in handwriting; (loosely) any minor error by the writer that made it into print, having not been caught by editors or proofreaders.
- rejection slipA standardized message notifying an author that his or her work has not been accepted for publication, ordinarily printed on a small piece of paper and attached to the returned manuscript.
- Slip Slop SlapA health campaign in Australia and New Zealand exhorting people to "slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, and slap on a hat" when they go out into the sun in order to prevent skin cancer.
- slip through the cracksTo escape notice or lack sufficient attention.
- give someone the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.
- let slipTo divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.
- blue slipIn the House of Representatives, a rejection slip given to tax and spending bills sent to it by the Senate that did not originate in the House, per the House's interpretation of the Origination Clause.
Compound words 122
- slipperyOf a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
- slipperA low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
- slipstreamThe low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
- slipcoverA fitted protective or decorative cover that may be slipped off and on a piece of upholstered furniture, usually made of cloth.
- payslipA small document, included with an employee's wage or salary, giving details of income earned and tax and insurance paid.
- slipcaseA box, open on one end, for keeping a set of books together.
- slipshodDone poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
- slippySlippery.
- timeslipA timesheet.
- coverslipA thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.