Antonyms for slip out

Grammar : Verb

Spell : slip

Phonetic Transcription : slɪp

Definition of slip out

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 leave : verb depart, abandon physically
As in weasel : verb avoid, evade
As in welsh : verb renege, swindle
As in elope : verb run away to be married
As in evade : verb get away from

Example sentences :

Men cannot slip out of du--out of quarrels as they may out of coats.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

It was strange that he should have let Mary slip out of his thoughts and let Sheila slip into them.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

Even little girls cannot slip out of existence like that, undiscovered.
Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

Then I felt a heavy pull on my rod and the line began to slip out.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

Slip out after me at the lock here; it 's so dark we 'll never be seen.
Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

"Let's slip out of here while we have a chance," suggested Ned.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal » by G. Harvey Ralphson

How the bill book happened to slip out of my pocket I cannot explain.
Extract from : « Steve and the Steam Engine » by Sara Ware Bassett

When that happens, he must slip out of the room, and let Nikita take his place.
Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston

I kept them in line and they did not slip out from my feet any more.
Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu

All they could do was to slip out of the rim-rock and make for another zone of safety.
Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine

Synonyms for slip out

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