verb
Meaning 1
To leave secretively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
steal away
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verb
Meaning 2
leave furtively and stealthily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leave, go forth, go away
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: измъквам се незабелязано (izmǎkvam se nezabeljazano) — leave secretively
- German: (sich) davonschleichen — leave secretively
- German: (sich) wegschleichen — leave secretively
- German: sich davonstehlen — leave secretively
- Irish: éalaigh — leave secretively