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discharge vs escape

escape vs discharge

discharge and escape both are nouns.

discharge and escape both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discharge Yes No Yes No
escape Yes No Yes No
As nouns, escape is a hyponym of discharge; that is, escape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discharge:
  • discharge: the pouring forth of a fluid
  • escape: the discharge of a fluid from some container
Other hyponyms of discharge include jet, spirt, spurt, squirt, leak, leakage, outflow.
discharge (noun) escape (noun)
the act of discharging a gun the act of escaping physically
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
a formal written statement of relinquishment an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
the act of venting an avoidance of danger or difficulty
the sudden giving off of energy a means or way of escaping
the pouring forth of a fluid 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
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field the discharge of a fluid from some container
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
a substance that is emitted or released
discharge (verb) escape (verb)
eliminate (a substance) issue or leak, as from a small opening
become empty or void of its content fail to experience
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
release from military service run away from confinement
cause to go off flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
go off or discharge remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
pour forth or release be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
remove the charge from
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
complete or carry out
free from obligations or duties
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