cramp vs slip

cramp and slip both are nouns.

cramp and slip both are verbs.

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

As nouns, slip is a hypernym of cramp; that is, slip is a word with a broader meaning than cramp:

cramp: a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
slip: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

Other hypernyms of cramp include strip.

cramp (noun)	slip (noun)
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together	a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued	a socially awkward or tactless act
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction	the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
	an unexpected slide
	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

cramp (verb)	slip (verb)
suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle	fall to a lower standard
affect with or as if with a cramp	move out of position
prevent the progress or free movement of	insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
secure with a cramp	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

Difference between cramp and slip

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