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escape vs way

way vs escape

escape and way both are nouns.

escape is a verb but way is not a verb.

escape is not an adverb while way is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
escape Yes No Yes No
way Yes No No Yes
As nouns, way is a hypernym of escape; that is, way is a word with a broader meaning than escape:
  • escape: a means or way of escaping
  • way: to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
Other hypernyms of escape include agency, means.
escape (noun) way (noun)
the act of escaping physically a course of conduct
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy a journey or passage
an avoidance of danger or difficulty any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
a means or way of escaping how something is done or how it happens
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 property of distance in general
the discharge of a fluid from some container doing as one pleases or chooses
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
a line leading to a place or point
a portion of something divided into shares
space for movement
the condition of things generally
escape (verb) way (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
escape (adverb) way (adverb)
to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)
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