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slip up

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  • verb idiomatic To err, falter; to make a mistake.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb make an error

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synonyms (20)

Words with the same meaning

  1. blunder
  2. bungle
  3. deviate
  4. err
  5. fall into error
  6. foozle
  7. go amiss
  8. go astray
  9. go awry
  10. go wrong
  11. goof
  12. lapse
  13. miscalculate
  14. miss
  15. miss the mark
  16. slip
  17. stray
  18. stumble
  19. trip
  20. wander

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. err
  2. mistake
  3. slip

cross-references (1)

Cross-references

  1. slip-up

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