escape vs beat

escape and beat both are nouns.

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

As verbs, beat is a hypernym of escape; that is, beat is a word with a broader meaning than escape:

Other hypernyms of escape include amaze, baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex.

escape (noun)	beat (noun)
the act of escaping physically	the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do	a stroke or blow
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy	a regular rate of repetition
an avoidance of danger or difficulty	the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
a means or way of escaping	(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
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 rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
the discharge of a fluid from some container	the sound of stroke or blow
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild	a regular route for a sentry or policeman
	a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
	a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

escape (adjective)	beat (adjective)
	very tired

escape (verb)	beat (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening	wear out completely
fail to experience	be a mystery or bewildering to
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
run away from confinement	beat through cleverness and wit
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run	hit repeatedly
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion	give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by	stir vigorously
	strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
	strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
	shape by beating
	make by pounding or trampling
	produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
	move rhythmically
	sail with much tacking or with difficulty
	move with a flapping motion
	indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
	move with a thrashing motion
	move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
	make a rhythmic sound
	make a sound like a clock or a timer
	glare or strike with great intensity
	avoid paying
	be superior