break loose vs escape

break loose is not a noun while escape is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
break loose	No	No	Yes	No
escape	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, break loose and escape are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of break loose include get away.

As verbs, escape is a hyponym of break loose; that is, escape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than break loose:

break loose: run away from confinement
escape: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

break loose (noun)	escape (noun)
	the act of escaping physically
	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
	an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
	an avoidance of danger or difficulty
	a means or way of escaping
	a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
	the discharge of a fluid from some container
	a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

break loose (verb)	escape (verb)
be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise	issue or leak, as from a small opening
run away from confinement	fail to experience
	escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
	run away from confinement
	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
	remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
	be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by