Difference between Slip and Cutting

Slip

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lose one's traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction. To err. To pass (a note, money, etc.) often covertly To move quickly and often secretively To worsen. To release a bird of prey to go after a quarry.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act or instance of slipping. A women's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress; a shift. A small piece of paper. A mistake or error (slip of the tongue.) A berth; a space for a ship to moor. A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel. A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure. In ceramics, a thin, slippery mix of clay and water. Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.) A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.

Example sentence: These heroes of finance are like beads on a string; when one slips off, all the rest follow.

Cutting

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Present participle of to cut.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The action of the verb to cut.A section removed from the larger whole.A newspaper clipping.A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.The editing of film or other recordings.Self-harm: the act of cutting one's own skin.A narrow passage, dug in high ground for a road, railway or canal to go through.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: That is used for cutting.Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.

Example sentence: In fighting nature, man can win every battle except the last. If he should win that too, he will perish, like an embryo cutting its own umbilical cord.