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slip
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a socially awkward or tactless act
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Other meanings
2. noun
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
3. noun
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
4. noun
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
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