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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

slip

/slɪp/

verb1 of 2

to slide out of position or fall to the ground by accident

  • “Dry your hands properly before handling dishes to prevent slipping.”Tatoeba
  • “The plate slipped from my hands because it was wet.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

Mud, slime.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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