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 back of the sneaker is also built with Skechers’ signature Heel Pillow, a padded cushion at the back of the shoe that contours to your heel to prevent your foot from slipping out of the sneaker. —Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026

Reyes was placed in plastic hand restraints, but slipped out of them. —Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 3 June 2026

While pointing both to and beyond its immediate context, the sticker operates as a narrow passageway through which the outside can enter, and the inside slip out. —Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026

So committed to not letting anything slip out of his grasp, the 30-year-old even wore his goalie gloves to lift the Premier League trophy, despite being rested against Crystal Palace yesterday. —Art De Roché, New York Times, 26 May 2026

Rhymes for slip out

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