escape vs break away

break away vs escape

escape is a noun but break away is not a noun.

escape and break away both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

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

escape and break away: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

Other synonyms of escape include bunk, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail.

escape (noun)	break away (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

escape (verb)	break away (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening	break off (a piece from a whole)
fail to experience	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action	move away or escape suddenly
run away from confinement	withdraw from an organization or communion
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run	interrupt a continued activity
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

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