slip into sth
(also slip sth on) — phrasal verb with slip /slɪp/ verb (-pp-)Definition
› to quickly put on a piece of clothing: If you could wait two minutes, I'm just going to slip into a smarter dress. You don't need to go into the changing rooms - just slip the jacket on over your sweater.Putting clothes on
(Definition of slip into sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Babies' & children's clothing
- Ceremonial clothes & objects
- Clothing - general words
- Coats, jackets & cloaks
- Decorations for clothes
- Dresses, suits & gowns
- Fashion
- Fasteners for clothes
- Gloves & accessories
- Hats & scarves
- Jumpers, shirts & tee-shirts
- Nightwear
- Not wearing or removing clothes
- Parts of clothes
- Protective clothing
- Shoes
- Skirts & kilts
- Smart & elegant
- Sportswear & swimwear
- Stockings, tights & socks
- Style & appearance of clothes
- Trousers
- Underwear
- Wearing clothes
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Synonyms and related words:
- arrayed adjective
- bundle (sb) up phrasal verb
- change noun (CLOTHES)
- change verb (CLOTHES/BEDS)
- doll yourself up phrasal verb
- don verb
- dress down phrasal verb
- dress up phrasal verb
- dress verb (PUT ON CLOTHES)
- fitting noun (CLOTHES)
- fling sth on/off phrasal verb
- get yourself/sb up phrasal verb
- glam (yourself) up phrasal verb
- make yourself respectable idiom
- muffle verb (KEEP WARM)
- pull sth on phrasal verb
- put sth on phrasal verb (COVER BODY)
- rig sb out phrasal verb
- try sth on phrasal verb
- wrap (sb) up phrasal verb
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Putting clothes on
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