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slip vs foul-up

foul-up vs slip

slip and foul-up both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
slip Yes No Yes No
foul-up Yes No No No
As nouns, foul-up is a hypernym of slip; that is, foul-up is a word with a broader meaning than slip:
  • slip: a socially awkward or tactless act
  • foul-up: an embarrassing mistake
Other hypernyms of slip include bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, fuckup, pratfall.
slip (noun) foul-up (noun)
a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air an embarrassing mistake
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) foul-up (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
Difference between slip and foul-up

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