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: A trade war would be a disaster for the world. It's very easy to slip into a trade war.
Sneak
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A mean, sneaking fellow., A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; a daisy-cutter
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company.To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly manner.
Example sentence: Reverse-engineer Hollywood is how I think of it. All the social-media stars are going in the back door, and everyone's trying to get in the front - there's a line outside. And then everyone's trying to sneak around back, but then there's security, you know? That's an analogy, I guess.