Real Dictionary

slip
verb: If something slips to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard.
verb: If something slips, it slides out of place or out of your hand.
verb: If you slip into or out of clothes or shoes, you put them on or take them off quickly and easily.
verb: If you slip something somewhere, you put it there quickly in a way that does not attract attention.
verb: If you slip something to someone, you give it to them secretly.
verb: If you slip somewhere, you go there quickly and quietly.
verb: If you slip, you accidentally slide and lose your balance.
verb: To slip into a particular state or situation means to pass gradually into it, in a way that is hardly noticed.

slip in American English 1
to go quietly or secretly; move without attracting notice
intransitive verb: to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide

slip in American English 2
a stem, root, twig, etc. cut or broken off a plant and used for planting or grafting; cutting; scion
noun: a small paper form on which information is noted
transitive verb: to take slips or cuttings from (a plant)

slip in American English 3
clay thinned to the consistency of cream for use in decorating or casting, or as a cement or coating
noun: a clay solution of creamy consistency for coating or decorating biscuit

slip in American English 4
noun

slip in British English 1
verb: to move or cause to move smoothly and easily

slip in British English 2
noun: a narrow piece; strip

slip in British English 3
noun: clay mixed with water to a creamy consistency, used for decorating or patching a ceramic piece

slip in Electrical Engineering
noun: Slip is the per unit speed by which the rotor falls behind the stator field.