slip vs fall

slip and fall both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of slip include spill, tumble.

slip (noun)	fall (noun)
a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air	a sudden drop from an upright position
a socially awkward or tactless act	the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)	a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
an unexpected slide	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.	a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
a woman's sleeveless undergarment	a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow	when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material	a movement downward
a small sheet of paper	a downward slope or bend
a slippery smoothness	the season when the leaves fall from the trees
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall	the time of day immediately following sunset
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)	fall (verb)
fall to a lower standard	occur at a specified time or place
move out of position	decrease in size, extent, or range
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly	pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
to make a mistake or be incorrect	be born, used chiefly of lambs
pass out of one's memory	come out; issue
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner	assume a disappointed or sad expression
move stealthily	begin vigorously
move easily	come as if by falling
move smoothly and easily	be cast down
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion	go as if by falling
pass on stealthily	fall or flow in a certain way
	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
	move in a specified direction
	descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
	slope downward
	drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
	lose an upright position suddenly
	to be given by assignment or distribution
	be captured
	fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
	come into the possession of
	to be given by right or inheritance
	be inherited by
	lose office or power
	yield to temptation or sin
	suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
	lose one's chastity
	die, as in battle or in a hunt
	be due
	come under, be classified or included
	touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
	fall from clouds