SLIP (INTO) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

slip (into)

verb

Definition of slip (into)

as in to throw (on)

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put on

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Those unwanted jobs range from library boards that decide what books to purchase and put on shelves to school boards that help set education policy to village presidents to township supervisors.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Upon entering the mock prison, the inmates underwent a strip-search and then had to put on loose-fitting smocks with no underwear.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of put on

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slip (into)

slip (on or into)

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