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escape vs shake

shake vs escape

escape and shake both are nouns.

escape and shake both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
escape Yes No Yes No
shake Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shake is a hyponym of escape; that is, shake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than escape:
  • escape: run away from confinement
  • shake: get rid of
Other hyponyms of escape include break, break away, break out, escape from, shake off, throw off, bilk, elude, evade, exfiltrate, slip, run away, escape, get away.
escape (noun) shake (noun)
the act of escaping physically a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do causing to move repeatedly from side to side
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
an avoidance of danger or difficulty a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
a means or way of escaping frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
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 building material used as siding or roofing
the discharge of a fluid from some container
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
escape (verb) shake (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening move with or as if with a tremor
fail to experience undermine or cause to waver
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
run away from confinement shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion move or cause to move back and forth
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
move back and forth or sideways
get rid of
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