lapse vs slip

lapse and slip both are nouns.

lapse and slip both are verbs.

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

As verbs, slip is a hypernym of lapse; that is, slip is a word with a broader meaning than lapse:

lapse: drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
slip: fall to a lower standard

Other hypernyms of lapse include drop away, drop off, fall away.

lapse (noun)	slip (noun)
a mistake resulting from inattention	a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
a failure to maintain a higher state	a socially awkward or tactless act
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something	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

lapse (verb)	slip (verb)
go back to bad behavior	fall to a lower standard
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards	move out of position
end, at least for a long time	insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
for time to move forward	to make a mistake or be incorrect
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into	pass out of one's memory
let slip	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 lapse and slip

Words related to "slip"

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