Slip

Morpheme

Slip

Type

free base

Denotation

slide, glide, lose traction

Etymology

Middle English slippen; of unknown origin but possibly from Middle Low German slippen

Evidence

antislip, nonslip, sideslip, slip, slipdress, slippage, slipped, slipper, slipperiness, slippery, slippiness, slipping, slips, slipshod, slipway, snowslip

Homographs

Slip, Slip