(slip) v. slipped or slipt, slip·ping v.t.
1. To cause to move smoothly and easily; cause to glide or slide.
2. To put on or off easily, as a ring or a loose garment.
3. To convey slily or secretly.
4. To free oneself or itself from, as a fetter or bridle.
5. To let loose; unleash, as hounds.
6. To release from its fastening and let run out, as a cable.
7. To give birth to prematurely; slink; cast: said of animals.
8. To dislocate, as a bone.
9. To escape or pass unobserved: It slipped my mind.
10. To overlook; omit negligently: to slip an opportunity.
—v.i.
11. To slide so as to cause harm or inconvenience; lose one's footing; become misplaced by failing to hold.
12. To fall into an error or fault; err.
13. To escape, as a ship.
14. To move smoothly and easily; slide; glide.
15. To get free of restraint; be unleashed.
16. To go or come stealthily or unnoticed: often with off, away, or from.
—to let slip To say without intending to.
—noun
1. An act of slipping; a sudden slide.
2. A lapse or error in speech, writing, or conduct; a slight mistake.
3. U.S. A narrow space between two wharves.
4. An artificial pier sloping down to the water, serving as a landing place.
5. An inclined plane leading down to the water, on which vessels are repaired or constructed.
6. A woman's undergarment.
7. A pillowcase.
8. A leash containing a device which permits quick release of the dog.
9. In cricket, a position on the off side a few yards behind the wicket; also, the player who stands at this position.
10. Naut. a The difference between the speed of a screw propeller and that of the ship. b The velocity of the back current generated by a propeller.
11. Physics The difference between the advance made by a propeller moving in a fluid and the advance it would make if moving in a solid substance.
12. Mech. a The relative motion of two surfaces which are meant to be immovable with respect to each other, as a belt on a pulley. b Allowance made for slipping or play, as between connected members of a mechanism; slippage.
13. Geol. A small dislocation of rock strata.
—to give (someone) the slip To elude (someone). [<MLG slippen]

(slip) noun
1. A cutting from a plant for planting or grafting; a cion.
2. A small, slender person, especially a youthful one.
3. A small piece of something, as of paper or cloth, rather long relative to its width; a strip.
4. A small piece of paper for jotting down memoranda, a record, etc.
5. U.S. A narrow pew in a church.
—v.t. slipped, slip·ping To cut off for planting; make a slip or slips of. [<MDu. slippe <slippen cut]

(slip) noun
Liquid potter's clay, used for decorating and coating rough surfaces. [OE slype, slypa]