escape vs shirking

shirking vs escape

escape and shirking both are nouns.

escape is a verb but shirking is not a verb.

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

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

escape: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
shirking: the evasion of work or duty

Other hyponyms of escape include escape mechanism, malingering, skulking, goldbricking, goofing off, slacking, soldiering, circumvention.

escape (noun)	shirking (noun)
the act of escaping physically	the evasion of work or duty
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)	shirking (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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