slip — to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing
Pronunciation (IPA): /slɪp/
Korean meaning: 미끄러지다, 넘어지다
Korean pronunciation: 슬립 (강세: 슬립)
Example Sentences
- My phone number slipped my mind during the job interview.
- The banana peel made me slip like a cartoon character.
- She tried to slip the love letter under his door.
slip
VERB//slɪp//
to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing
💡 Concept
to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing
🎵 Rhyme
Don't slip and trip, keep a tight grip!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/slɪp/
🇬🇧 UK/slɪp/
🌳Etymology
Rootslip
Origin
중세 저지 독일어 'slippen'에서 유래되었으며, '미끄러지다'라는 의미로 사용되었습니다. 시간이 지나면서 물리적 미끄러짐뿐만 아니라 실수나 조용한 움직임의 의미로도 확장되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
tripflipshipgriptip
trip
flip
ship
grip
tip
🔗Collocations
slip away
slip up
slip of the tongue
slip into
pink slip
slip through
slip on
📝Examples
“My phone number slipped my mind during the job interview.”
😄 Fun example
“The banana peel made me slip like a cartoon character.”
“She tried to slip the love letter under his door.”
“Don't let this opportunity slip through your fingers.”
😄 Fun example
“I made a Freudian slip and called my teacher 'mom'.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
slideglideskidstumblefall
Antonyms
gripholdstickcatch
Related
slipperyslopeslidetripmistake
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