escape vs escape from

escape from vs escape

escape is a noun but escape from is not a noun.

escape and escape from both are verbs.

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

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

escape: run away from confinement
escape from: get rid of

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

escape (noun)	escape from (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)	escape from (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening	get rid of
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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