escape vs valve

valve vs escape

escape and valve both are nouns.

escape is a verb but valve is not a verb.

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

As nouns, valve is a hypernym of escape; that is, valve is a word with a broader meaning than escape:

escape: 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
valve: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid

Other hypernyms of escape include regulator.

escape (noun)	valve (noun)
the act of escaping physically	one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do	the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy	control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
an avoidance of danger or difficulty	device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
a means or way of escaping	a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
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)	valve (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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