Slip
/slɪp/noun
To move smoothly, quietly, or unnoticed; to fall or slide involuntarily.
Did you know?In Old English, 'slip' was closely associated with the act of escaping or eluding, tying it to themes of deception and invisibility.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*slīpan
“to slide or glide”
Old English
Old English
slīpan
“to glide, slide, or escape”
Middle English
Middle English
slippen
“to slip, slide, or fall away”
16th Century
Early Modern English
slip
“to lose one's footing or to move silently”
Modern English
English
slip
“to move quickly or unnoticed, often implying a sense of loss or mishap”