escape vs turn tail

turn tail vs escape

escape is a noun but turn tail is not a noun.

escape and turn tail both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escape	Yes	No	Yes	No
turn tail	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, escape and turn tail are synonyms defined as:

escape and turn tail: 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, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods.

escape (noun)	turn tail (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)	turn tail (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
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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