escape vs run away

run away vs escape

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

escape and run away both are verbs.

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

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

escape: run away from confinement
run away: escape from the control of

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

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

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

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

escape (noun)	run 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)	run away (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
fail to experience	escape from the control of
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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