anchorage vs slip

slip vs anchorage

anchorage and slip both are nouns.

anchorage is not a verb while slip is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anchorage	Yes	No	No	No
slip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, slip is a hyponym of anchorage; that is, slip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anchorage:

anchorage: place for vessels to anchor
slip: a place where a craft can be made fast

Other hyponyms of anchorage include berth, moorage, mooring, roads, roadstead.

anchorage (noun)	slip (noun)
the act of anchoring	a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
place for vessels to anchor	a socially awkward or tactless act
a fee for anchoring	the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
the condition of being secured to a base	an unexpected slide
the provision of a sense of security or steadfastness	a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
	a woman's sleeveless undergarment
	bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
	artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
	a small sheet of paper
	a slippery smoothness
	an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
	a place where a craft can be made fast
	a young and slender person
	a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
	potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

anchorage (verb)	slip (verb)
	fall to a lower standard
	move out of position
	insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
	to make a mistake or be incorrect
	pass out of one's memory
	move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
	move stealthily
	move easily
	move smoothly and easily
	cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
	pass on stealthily

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