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leave vs escape

escape vs leave

leave and escape both are nouns.

leave and escape both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leave Yes No Yes No
escape Yes No Yes No
As verbs, escape is a hyponym of leave; that is, escape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leave:
  • leave: go away from a place
  • escape: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Other hyponyms of leave include go out, desert, depart, quit, take leave, pop off, walk away, walk off, walk out, come away, decamp, skip, vamoose, bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, get, scram, beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run off, run out, ride away, ride off, go out, linger, tarry, depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off, get out, pull out, rush away, rush off, break away, bunk, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, slip away, slip out, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away, abandon, empty, vacate.
leave (noun) escape (noun)
the act of departing politely the act of escaping physically
permission to do something nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty 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
leave (verb) escape (verb)
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking issue or leak, as from a small opening
be survived by after one's death fail to experience
leave behind unintentionally escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness run away from confinement
move out of or depart from flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
go away from a place remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
leave or give by will after one's death be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
transmit (knowledge or skills)
put into the care or protection of someone
remove oneself from an association with or participation in
produce as a result or residue
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
act or be so as to become in a specified state
have left or have as a remainder
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