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escape vs skulking

skulking vs escape

escape and skulking both are nouns.

escape is a verb but skulking is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
escape Yes No Yes No
skulking Yes No No No
As nouns, skulking is a hyponym of escape; that is, skulking 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
  • skulking: evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
escape (noun) skulking (noun)
the act of escaping physically evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
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) skulking (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
Difference between escape and skulking

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