I. verb
1.
Synonyms: slide 1, glide, glissade, slick, slither
2.
Synonyms: sneak , creep, gumshoe, lurk, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, ||snake
3.
Synonyms: steal 3, creep, glide, mouse, slide
4.
Synonyms: slide 4
5.
Synonyms: slide 3, skid, ||skidder, ||slur
6.
to decline gradually from a standard or accustomed level
sales in some lines slipped
Synonyms: drop (off), fall (off or away), sag, slide, slump
Related Word: erode, soften; decline, go down, sink; dip, drop; nose-dive, plummet, topple; crash
Contrasted words: better, gain, improve, rally, rebound; ascend, climb, rise; skyrocket, soar
7.
Synonyms: shake 5, lose, throw off
8.
Synonyms: shed 2, exuviate, molt, slough
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: wharf , berth, dock, jetty, levee, pier, quay
2.
Synonyms: escape 1, breakout, escapement, escaping, flight, getaway, lam, ||scape
3.
Synonyms: error 2, blooper, blunder, boner, bull, bungle, fluff, lapse, mistake, trip
4.
Synonyms: decline 3, dip, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, falloff, sag, slump