slip out

verb

slipped out; slipping out; slips out

1

: to slide out

The hammer slipped out of my hands.

2

: to leave a place without being noticed

We'll slip out (through) the back door.

3

: to be said by mistake

I didn't intend to tell them. It just slipped out.

Examples of slip out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The casing is scaled to sit comfortably on everything from compact terriers to massive working breeds – a critical bit of design, given how easily a determined wanderer of any size can slip out of sight. — New Atlas, 26 July 2026

Make a small cut along belly and slip out organs with your finger; discard. — Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 July 2026

The models—one of which OpenAI said was not yet released to the public—exploited a previously unknown vulnerability to slip out of the restricted digital environment in which they were being tested. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 July 2026

The American dream of homeownership has slipped out of reach for too many. — Jake Day, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for slip out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout