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SLIP UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make an error

Example:

She slipped up and revealed the name

Synonyms:

slip up; stumble; trip up

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "slip up" is one way to...):

err; mistake; slip (to make a mistake or be incorrect)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

slip-up (a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.)

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