{
    "term": "slip",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "slip",
            "heSheIt": "slips"
        },
        "pastSimple": "slipped",
        "pastParticiple": "slipped",
        "ingForm": "slipping"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to slide a short distance by accident so that you fall or nearly fall",
            "sensetop": "slip on somethingslip over",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She slipped and landed flat on her back."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As I ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and I fell."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She got on her feet and ran towards the door, slipping and sliding."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He slipped on a bar of soap in the shower room.",
                    "contextForm": "slip on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She slipped over on the ice and broke her leg.",
                    "contextForm": "slip over"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to slide out of position or out of your hand",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My hand slipped as I was slicing the bread and I cut myself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His hat had slipped over one eye.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fish slipped out of my hand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The child slipped from his grasp and ran off."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was careful not to let her control slip."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to go somewhere quickly and quietly, especially without being noticed",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She slipped out of the house before the others were awake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I slipped away before the end of the performance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ship slipped into the harbour at night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A guard was posted at the door, in case anyone tried to slip in."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She knew that time was slipping away."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "creep"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to put something somewhere quickly, quietly or secretly",
            "sensetop": "slip something + adv./prep.slip something to somebodyslip somebody something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Anna slipped her hand into his.",
                    "contextForm": "slip something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He slipped the letter back into its envelope."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He beat three defenders before slipping the ball past the goalkeeper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She slipped her head around the door."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I managed to slip in a few jokes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I slipped the ring onto my finger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They'd slipped some money to the guards.",
                    "contextForm": "slip something to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They'd slipped the guards some money.",
                    "contextForm": "slip somebody something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to fall to a lower level; to become worse",
            "sensetop": "slip from something to something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Standards have slipped in the last few years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His popularity has slipped recently."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The director never lets the tension slip."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That's three times she's beaten me—I **must be slipping**!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A defeat would see them slip down the rankings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At that time the Conservatives were slipping in the polls."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pre-tax profits slipped from $3.9 million to $3.7 million,.",
                    "contextForm": "slip from something to something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to pass into a particular state or situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He began to **slip into** debt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The patient had **slipped into** a coma."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We seem to have slipped behind schedule."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to put clothes on or to take them off quickly and easily",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.slip something + adv./prep.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **slip into/out of a dress**",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **slip your shoes on/off**",
                    "contextForm": "slip something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He slipped a coat over his sweatshirt."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to get free; to make something/somebody/yourself free from something",
            "sensetop": "slip somethingslip (something) + adj.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The ship had slipped its moorings in the night.",
                    "contextForm": "slip something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dog slipped its collar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The animal had **slipped free** and escaped.",
                    "contextForm": "slip (something) + adj."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to give somebody information that is supposed to be secret",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I happened to **let it slip** that he had given me £1 000 for the car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She tried not to let slip what she knew."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to miss or fail to use an opportunity",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(to become) out of control",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be easy to say or pronounce",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if something slips your mind, you forget it or forget to do it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. It completely slipped my mind."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be easy to say or pronounce",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's not a name that exactly slips off the tongue, is it?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to trick somebody",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "when somebody/something slips through the net, an organization or a system fails to find them and deal with them",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We tried to contact all former students, but one or two slipped through the net."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/slɪp/",
                "audio": "sl/slip/slip__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/slɪps/",
                "audio": "sl/slip/slips__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/slɪpt/",
                "audio": "sl/slip/slipped__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈslɪpɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sl/slip/slipping__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/slɪp/",
                "audio": "sl/slip/slip__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/slɪps/",
                "audio": "sl/slip/slips__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/slɪpt/",
                "audio": "sl/slip/slipped__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈslɪpɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sl/slip/slipping__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "verb Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly and softly’): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery."
}