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slip vs displace

displace vs slip

slip is a noun but displace is not a noun.

slip and displace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
slip Yes No Yes No
displace No No Yes No
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of slip; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than slip:
  • slip: move out of position
  • displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of slip include move.
As verbs, displace is a hypernym of slip; that is, displace is a word with a broader meaning than slip:
  • slip: cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
  • displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of slip include move.
slip (noun) displace (noun)
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
slip (verb) displace (verb)
fall to a lower standard cause to move, usually with force or pressure
move out of position cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly take the place of or have precedence over
to make a mistake or be incorrect terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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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