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The correct spelling is slips.
How to pronounce slips
/slɪps/
nounIPA: /slɪps/
Say it like: Sli-ps
The correct spelling is slips. A thin, slippery mix of clay and water. For example: "She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is."
Usage Examples
“She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.”
“a salary slip”
“I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
- 2.Mud, slime.
- 3.A twig or shoot; a cutting.
- 4.A descendant, a scion.
- 5.A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
verb
- 1.To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- 2.To err.
- 3.To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
- 4.To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
- 5.To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
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