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slip under the radar

slip under the radar verb: synonym of fly under the radar.

Verb

slip under the radar (third-person singular simple present slips under the radar, present participle slipping under the radar, simple past and past participle slipped under the radar)

  1. Synonym of fly under the radar

Synonyms of slip under the radar

Forms of slip under the radar

third-person singular presentslips under the radar
present participleslipping under the radar
past participleslipped under the radar
pastslipped under the radar

Origin of slip under the radar

From military contexts, where aircraft would fly low to avoid being detected by radar.

Questions about slip under the radar

What does slip under the radar mean?
Slip under the radar means synonym of fly under the radar.
What part of speech is slip under the radar?
Slip under the radar is a verb.
What is the past tense of slip under the radar?
The past tense of slip under the radar is slipped under the radar.

Words near slip under the radar in the dictionary

  1. slip through
  2. slip through someone's fingers
  3. slip through the cracks
  4. slip through the net
  5. slip under
  6. slip under the radar
  7. slip up
  8. slip-and-slide
  9. slip-and-slides
  10. slip-case
  11. slip-cases

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