Antonyms for let slip

Grammar : Verb

Spell : slip

Phonetic Transcription : slɪp

Definition of let slip

Origin : early 14c., "to escape, to move softly and quickly," from an unrecorded Old English word or cognate Middle Low German slippen "to glide, slide," from Proto-Germanic *slipan (cf. Old High German slifan, Middle Dutch slippen, German schleifen "to glide, slide"), from PIE *sleib-, from root *(s)lei- "slimy, sticky, slippery" (see slime (n.)).
From mid-14c. with senses "lose one's footing," "slide out of place," "fall into error or fault." Sense of "pass unguarded or untaken" is from mid-15c. That of "slide, glide" is from 1520s. Transitive sense from 1510s; meaning "insert surreptitiously" is from 1680s. Related: Slipped; slipping. To slip up "make a mistake" is from 1855; to slip through the net "evade detection" is from 1902.

As in leak : verb seep; make known
As in miss : verb fail, make a mistake
As in reveal : verb disclose, tell
As in tell : verb communicate
As in betray : verb divulge, expose information
As in blab : verb gossip
As in blurt : verb utter suddenly
As in spill the beans : verb divulage a secret
As in disclose : verb reveal, make public
As in divulge : verb make known; confess
As in give away : verb reveal

Synonyms for let slip

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