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slipto 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

slip concept
💡 Concept

to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing

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slip rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Don't slip and trip, keep a tight grip!

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🎤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.

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🎵Rhyme

tripflipshipgriptip
trip
flip
ship
grip
tip

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📝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'.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

slideglideskidstumblefall

Antonyms

gripholdstickcatch

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