foul-up vs slip

slip vs foul-up

foul-up and slip both are nouns.

foul-up is not a verb while slip is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foul-up	Yes	No	No	No
slip	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

foul-up: an embarrassing mistake
slip: a socially awkward or tactless act

Other hyponyms of foul-up include bobble, snafu, spectacle, bull, fumble, muff, fluff, faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, solecism, howler, clanger, misstep, stumble, trip-up, trip.

foul-up (noun)	slip (noun)
an embarrassing mistake	a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
	a socially awkward or tactless act
	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

foul-up (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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