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1. phrasal verbIf you slip up, you make a small or unimportant mistake. There were occasions when we slipped up. [VERB PARTICLE] You will see exactly where you are slipping up. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. See also slip-up See full dictionary entry for slip
Word forms: plural slip-upscountable nounA slip-up is a small or unimportant mistake. [informal] There's been a slip-up somewhere. The girls had made three crucial slip-ups. Synonyms: mistake, slip, error, misunderstanding More Synonyms of slip up slip up in British Englishverb (intr, adverb)1. informal to make a blunder or mistake; err 2. to fall over he slipped up in the street noun slip-up3. informal a mistake, blunder, or mishap slip-up in British English (ˈslɪpˌʌp) nouna mistake, blunder or mishap There's been a slip-up somewhere. The girls had made three crucial slip-ups. slip up in American English US to make a mistake; be in error See full dictionary entry for slip slip-up in American English (ˈslɪpˌʌp) US noun Informal2. an unlucky happening; mishap Also written ˈslipˌup Examples of 'slip up' in a sentenceslip up They start asking questions---what if I slip up, say the wrong thing?I'd maybe wanted to ask other questions but I shut up now after the past tense slip-up. In other languagesslip up British English: slip up / slɪp ʌp/ VERB If you slip up, you make a small or unimportant mistake. We slipped up a few times. - American English: slip up
- Arabic: يَرْتَكِبُ هَفْوَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: cometer um engano
- Chinese: 出差错
- Croatian: pogriješiti
- Czech: udělat chybu
- Danish: begå en lille fejl
- Dutch: vergissen (zich)
- European Spanish: equivocarse
- Finnish: tunaroida
- French: faire une gaffe
- German: vertun (sich)
- Greek: κάνω γκάφα
- Italian: sbagliare
- Japanese: 間違う
- Korean: 실수하다
- Norwegian: tabbe seg ut
- Polish: potknąć się
- European Portuguese: cometer um engano
- Romanian: a se înșela
- Russian: совершить ошибку
- Latin American Spanish: equivocarse
- Swedish: göra en tabbe
- Thai: ทำผิดพลาด
- Turkish: hata yapmak
- Ukrainian: помилитися
- Vietnamese: sơ suất
Chinese translation of 'slip up' vi - (= make mistake)
出差错(錯) (chū chācuò)
See slip Definition to make a mistake You will see exactly where you are slipping up. Synonyms boob (British, slang) drop a brick or clanger (informal) See slipDefinition a mistake The girls had made three crucial slip-ups. Synonyms boob (British, slang) misconception goof (informal) bloomer (British, informal) clanger (informal) miscalculation error of judgment false move misstep solecism barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition to make stupid or clumsy mistakes No doubt I had blundered again. Synonyms make a mistake, blow it (slang), err, slip up (informal), cock up (British, slang), fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang), miscalculate, foul up, drop a clanger (informal), put your foot in it (informal), drop a brick (British, informal), screw up (informal) Definition a stupid or clumsy mistake I think we have made a tactical blunder. Synonyms mistake, slip, fault, error, boob (British, slang), oversight, gaffe, slip-up (informal), indiscretion, impropriety, howler (informal), bloomer (British, informal), clanger (informal), faux pas, boo-boo (informal), gaucherie, barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang) Definition to make a mistake The contractors seriously erred in their original estimates. Synonyms make a mistake, mistake, go wrong, blunder, slip up (informal), misjudge, be incorrect, be inaccurate, miscalculate, go astray, be in error, put your foot in it (informal), misapprehend, blot your copybook (informal), drop a brick or clanger (informal) - slip away
- slip something off
- slip something on
- slip up
- slipper
- slippery
- slipshod
Additional synonymsDefinition a mistake, inaccuracy, or misjudgment NASA discovered a mathematical error in its calculations. Synonyms mistake, slip, fault, blunder, flaw, boob (British, slang), delusion, oversight, misconception, fallacy, inaccuracy, howler (informal), bloomer (British, informal), miscalculation, misapprehension, solecism (formal), erratum, barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang), boner (slang, US) Definition something said or done that is socially upsetting or incorrect He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend. Synonyms blunder, mistake, error, indiscretion, lapse, boob (British, slang), slip-up (informal), slip, howler (informal), bloomer (informal), clanger (informal), faux pas, boo-boo (informal), solecism, gaucherie, barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang) Definition to make a mistake I think I've gone wrong somewhere in my calculations. Synonyms make a mistake, boob (British, slang), err, slip up (informal), go astray Definition a glaring mistake I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler. Synonyms mistake, bull (slang), error, blunder, boob (British, slang), bloomer (British, informal), clanger (informal), malapropism, schoolboy howler, booboo (informal), barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang), boner (slang, US) Definition an error or mistake Guard against inaccuracies by checking with a variety of sources. Synonyms error, mistake, slip, fault, defect, blunder, lapse, boob (British, slang), literal, howler (informal), miscalculation, typo (informal), erratum, corrigendum, barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang) Definition to calculate or judge wrongly The government seems to have miscalculated and bills are higher. Synonyms calculate wrongly, blunder, make a mistake, get it wrong, err, slip upDefinition to judge wrongly or unfairly Perhaps I had misjudged him after all. Synonyms miscalculate, be wrong about, underestimate, underrate, overestimate, overrate, get the wrong idea about Synonyms slip, trip, mistake, error, stumble, blunder, lapse, gaffe, slip-up (informal), indiscretion, faux pas, bad move, wrong move, false step Definition a failure to understand properly Tell them what you want to avoid misunderstandings. Synonyms mistake, error, mix-up, misconception, misreading, misapprehension, false impression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, wrong idea, misconstructionDefinition a mistake caused by not noticing something By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product. Synonyms mistake, error, slip, fault, misunderstanding, blunder, lapse, omission, boob (British, slang), gaffe, slip-up (informal), delinquency, inaccuracy, carelessness, howler (informal), goof (informal), bloomer (British, informal), clanger (informal), miscalculation, error of judgment, faux pas, inattention, laxity, boo-boo (informal), erratum, barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition a mistake or oversight There must be no slips. Synonyms mistake, failure, error, blunder, lapse, omission, boob (British, slang), oversight, slip-up (informal), indiscretion, bloomer (British, informal), faux pas, slip of the tongue, imprudence, barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang) |