: to let a knitting stitch pass from one needle to another without working a new stitch. : to fall from some level or standard usually gradually or by degrees. : the act or an instance of departing secretly or …

1. To depart without being noticed: We slipped away before the presentation was over. 2. To die gradually or peacefully. 3. To disappear or become unavailable: Don't let the opportunity slip away.

slipped Add to word list past simple and past participle of slip (Definition of slipped from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

to make a mistake or error: As far as I know, you haven't slipped once.

Definition of slip verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive] 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 …

If something slips, it slides out of place or out of your hand. His glasses had slipped.

When you slip, you slide or skid unintentionally. A slip is also a kind of underwear you wear under a skirt. A Freudian slip, on the other hand, is a slip of the tongue.

• The shot slipped from his grasp and nearly flattened the Head's wife. slip into/out of • It was still dark, almost certainly, when she slipped out of bed.

slipped, slipt, slipped, slipping to cause to move, pass, go, etc., with a smooth, easy, or sliding motion. to put, place, pass, insert, or withdraw quickly or stealthily. to slip a letter into a person's hand. to put on …

slipped definition: moved out of place unintentionally. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "halo slipped", "slipped disc", …