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escape vs slip

slip vs escape

escape and slip both are nouns.

escape and slip both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
escape Yes No Yes No
slip Yes No Yes No
As verbs, slip is a hyponym of escape; that is, slip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than escape:
  • escape: run away from confinement
  • slip: move smoothly and easily
Other hyponyms of escape include break, break away, break out, escape from, shake, shake off, throw off, bilk, elude, evade, exfiltrate, run away, escape, get away.
escape (noun) slip (noun)
the act of escaping physically a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do a socially awkward or tactless act
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
an avoidance of danger or difficulty an unexpected slide
a means or way of escaping a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level a woman's sleeveless undergarment
the discharge of a fluid from some container bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild 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
escape (verb) slip (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening fall to a lower standard
fail to experience move out of position
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
run away from confinement to make a mistake or be incorrect
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run pass out of one's memory
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by move stealthily
move easily
move smoothly and easily
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
pass on stealthily
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