submarine vs slip

slip vs submarine

submarine and slip both are nouns.

submarine is an adjective but slip is not an adjective.

submarine and slip both are verbs.

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

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

submarine: move forward or under in a sliding motion
slip: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Other hypernyms of submarine include skid, slew, slide, slue.

submarine (noun)	slip (noun)
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes	a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States	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

submarine (adjective)	slip (adjective)
beneath the surface of the sea

submarine (verb)	slip (verb)
attack by submarine	fall to a lower standard
bring down with a blow to the legs	move out of position
throw with an underhand motion	insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
control a submarine	to make a mistake or be incorrect
move forward or under in a sliding motion	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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