Slip Definition
- To escape the pursuit of.
- To say inadvertently.
- To hoodwink; trick.
- to evade or escape from someone
- to say or reveal without intending to
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Slip
- give (someone) the slip
- let slip
- slip one over on
- give someone the slip
- let slip
- slip one over on
- slip up
Origin of Slip
Probably from Middle Dutch slippe or Middle Low German slippe. Compare Dutch slip, German Schlippe.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English slippen probably of Middle Low German or Middle Dutch origin lei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English slime from Old English slypa sleubh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Apparently from Middle Low German slippen (Dutch slippen, German schlippen).
From Wiktionary
Probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch slippe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old English slype, of uncertain origin.
From Wiktionary
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