outlet vs escape

escape vs outlet

outlet and escape both are nouns.

outlet is not a verb while escape is a verb.

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

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

outlet: an opening that permits escape or release
escape: a means or way of escaping

outlet (noun)	escape (noun)
activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion	the act of escaping physically
an opening that permits escape or release	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
a place of business for retailing goods	an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices	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

outlet (verb)	escape (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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