A loss of balance caused by too little friction between your feet and the surface you walk on or work on. Slips can be caused by wet surfaces, spills, or weather hazards like ice or snow.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
slip (verb)intransitive verb
1.
a) to move with a smooth sliding motion
b) to move quietly and cautiously - steal
c) - elapse pass
2.
a) (1) to escape from memory or consciousness
(2) to become uttered through inadvertence
b) to pass quickly or easily away become lost - let an opportunity slip
3.
to fall into error or fault - lapse
4.
a) to slide out of place or away from a support or one's grasp
b) to slide on or down a surface - slippery slip on the stairs
c) to flow smoothly
5.
to get speedily into or out of clothing - slipped into his coat
6.
to fall off from a standard or accustomed level by degrees - decline
7.
transitive verb
- sideslip
1.
to cause to move easily and smoothly - slide
2.
a) to get away from - elude evade slipped his pursuers
b) to free oneself from - the dog slipped its collar
c) to escape from (one's memory or notice) - their names slip my mind
3.
- shed cast the snake slipped its skin
4.
to put on (a garment) quickly - usually used with on slip on a coat
5.
a) to let loose from a restraining leash or grasp
b) to cause to slip open - release undo slip a lock
c) to let go of
d) to disengage from (an anchor) instead of hauling
6.
a) to insert, place, or pass quietly or secretly
b) to give or pay on the sly
7.
- slink abort
8.
- dislocate slipped his shoulder
9.
to transfer (a stitch) from one needle to another without working a stitch
10.
to avoid (a punch) by moving the body or head quickly to one side
1.
a) a sloping ramp extending out into the water to serve as a place for landing or repairing ships
b) a ship's or boat's berth between two piers
2.
the act or an instance of departing secretly or hurriedly - gave his pursuer the slip
3.
a) a mistake in judgment, policy, or procedure
b) an unintentional and trivial mistake or fault - lapse a slip of the tongue
4.
a leash so made that it can be quickly - slipped
5.
a) the act or an instance of down or out of a place - slipping a slip on the ice , also a sudden mishap
b) a movement dislocating parts (as of a rock or soil mass) , also the result of such movement
c) a fall from some level or standard - decline a slip in stock prices
6.
a) an undergarment made in dress length and usually having shoulder straps , also - half-slip
b) a case into which something is slipped , specifically - pillowcase
7.
a disposition or tendency to slip easily
8.
the action of sideslipping an instance of sideslipping error
1.
a) a small shoot or twig cut for planting or grafting - scion
b) - descendant offspring
2.
a) a long narrow strip of material
b) a small piece of paper
3.
a young and slender person - a slip of a girl
4.
a long seat or narrow pew
transitive verb
to take cuttings from (a plant) divide into - slips slip a geranium
a mixture of finely divided clay and water used especially by potters (as for casting or decorating wares or in cementing separately formed parts)
