lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance

I slipped over on the ice

he kept slipping in the mud

go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice

we slipped out by a back door

I slipped out of bed and into my clothes

pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way

many people feel standards have slipped

the bank's shares slipped 1.5p to 227p

escape or get loose from (a means of restraint)

the giant balloon slipped its moorings

(of a flower or leaf) depicted with a stalk