escape vs break

escape and break both are nouns.

escape and break both are verbs.

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

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

escape: the act of escaping physically
break: an escape from jail

Other hyponyms of escape include evasion, breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak, getaway, lam, exodus, hegira, hejira, skedaddle.

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

escape: run away from confinement
break: move away or escape suddenly

Other hyponyms of escape include break away, break out, escape from, shake, shake off, throw off, bilk, elude, evade, exfiltrate, slip, run away, escape, get away.

escape (noun)	break (noun)
the act of escaping physically	the act of breaking something
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy	a sudden dash
an avoidance of danger or difficulty	the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
a means or way of escaping	an escape from jail
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	a pause from doing something (as work)
the discharge of a fluid from some container	any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild	(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
	some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
	an unexpected piece of good luck
	the occurrence of breaking
	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
	an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	breaking of hard tissue such as bone
	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

escape (verb)	break (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening	fracture a bone of
fail to experience	weaken or destroy in spirit or body
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action	diminish or discontinue abruptly
run away from confinement	become separated into pieces or fragments
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run	happen
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion	prevent completion
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by	terminate or end
	come into being
	stop operating or functioning
	render inoperable or ineffective
	crack; of the male voice in puberty
	fall sharply
	lessen in force or effect
	destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
	make submissive, obedient, or useful
	be broken in
	change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
	become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
	find the solution or key to
	find a flaw in
	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	cease an action temporarily
	be released or become known; of news
	undergo breaking
	interrupt the flow of current in
	surpass in excellence
	go to pieces
	ruin completely
	separate from a clinch, in boxing
	break a piece from a whole
	pierce or penetrate
	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
	exchange for smaller units of money
	become punctured or penetrated
	make the opening shot that scatters the balls
	force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
	do a break dance
	curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
	move away or escape suddenly
	scatter or part
	emerge from the surface of a body of water
	make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
	break down, literally or metaphorically
	change directions suddenly
	reduce to bankruptcy
	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	interrupt a continued activity
	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
	cause the failure or ruin of
	invalidate by judicial action
	enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	happen or take place
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
	give up
	cause to give up a habit
	vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
	come forth or begin from a state of latency
	come to an end

escape vs break

escape and break both are nouns.

escape and break both are verbs.

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