decline vs slip

slip vs decline

decline and slip both are nouns.

decline and slip both are verbs.

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

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

decline: grow worse
slip: fall to a lower standard

Other hyponyms of decline include inflame, come down, sicken, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop, deprive, impoverish, fail, tumble, drop away, drop off, fall away, suffer, lose, suffer, regress, retrograde, retrogress, turn down.

decline (noun)	slip (noun)
a downward slope or bend	a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current	a socially awkward or tactless act
change toward something smaller or lower	the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline	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

decline (verb)	slip (verb)
grow smaller	fall to a lower standard
grow worse	move out of position
show unwillingness towards	insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
inflect for number, gender, case, etc.	to make a mistake or be incorrect
go down	pass out of one's memory
fall in value	move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
not accept as true	move stealthily
	move easily
	move smoothly and easily
	cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
	pass on stealthily

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