Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gave someone the slip

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
gave -some-one the s-lip
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does gave someone the slip mean?
simple past of give someone the slip

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