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escape vs pose

pose vs escape

escape and pose both are nouns.

escape and pose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
escape Yes No Yes No
pose Yes No Yes No
As verbs, pose is a hypernym of escape; that is, pose is a word with a broader meaning than escape:
  • escape: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
  • pose: be a mystery or bewildering to
Other hypernyms of escape include amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex.
escape (noun) pose (noun)
the act of escaping physically a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do affected manners intended to impress others
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
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) pose (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening be a mystery or bewildering to
fail to experience pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action put into a certain place or abstract location
run away from confinement assume a posture as for artistic purposes
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion offer for others to consider
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
Difference between escape and pose

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