slip

/ˈslip/

Middle English slippen, probably going back to Old English *slippan, weak verb cognate with Middle Dutch slippen "to lose one's footing, slip," Middle Low German slippen, Old High German pesliphen, pislipfan "to lose one's footing, stumble," intensive derivative of Germanic *sleipan- "to slide, slip"

verb

  1. to move with a smooth sliding motion

  2. to move quietly and cautiously : steal

  3. elapse, pass

noun

  1. a sloping ramp extending out into the water to serve as a place for landing or repairing ships

  2. a ship's or boat's berth between two piers

  3. the act or an instance of departing secretly or hurriedly

error mistake blunder slip lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this. mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error.

noun

  1. a small shoot or twig cut for planting or grafting : scion

  2. descendant, offspring

  3. a long narrow strip of material