escape vs agency

agency vs escape

escape and agency both are nouns.

escape is a verb but agency is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escape	Yes	No	Yes	No
agency	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, agency is a hypernym of escape; that is, agency is a word with a broader meaning than escape:

escape: a means or way of escaping
agency: to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

Other hypernyms of escape include means, way.

escape (noun)	agency (noun)
the act of escaping physically	to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do	an administrative unit of government
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy	a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
an avoidance of danger or difficulty	the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
a means or way of escaping	the state of being in action or exerting power
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

escape (verb)	agency (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening
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

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