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

Stan then slipped out to attend the Fjord festival premiere just a few blocks away. — Paul Chi, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026

But Chee Meng kept complaining about his shirts being misplaced, and Shawn knew that the man was still slipping out, either to look for work or for other purposes. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Princeton University, meanwhile, slipped out of the top spot among research universities after holding that first position for 15 years. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

The ball slipped out of his right hand with no one around him during one play. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for slip out

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