escape vs outlet

outlet vs escape

escape and outlet both are nouns.

escape is a verb but outlet is not a verb.

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

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

escape: a means or way of escaping
outlet: an opening that permits escape or release

Other hyponyms of escape include exit, issue, way out.

escape (noun)	outlet (noun)
the act of escaping physically	activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do	an opening that permits escape or release
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy	a place of business for retailing goods
an avoidance of danger or difficulty	receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
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)	outlet (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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