slip vs lapse

slip and lapse both are nouns.

slip and lapse both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of slip include backslide.

slip (noun)	lapse (noun)
a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air	a mistake resulting from inattention
a socially awkward or tactless act	a failure to maintain a higher state
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)	a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
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)	lapse (verb)
fall to a lower standard	go back to bad behavior
move out of position	drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly	end, at least for a long time
to make a mistake or be incorrect	for time to move forward
pass out of one's memory	pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner	let slip
move stealthily
move easily
move smoothly and easily
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
pass on stealthily

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