puzzle vs escape

escape vs puzzle

puzzle and escape both are nouns.

puzzle and escape both are verbs.

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

As verbs, escape is a hyponym of puzzle; that is, escape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than puzzle:

puzzle: be a mystery or bewildering to
escape: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

Other hyponyms of puzzle include mix up, stump, riddle, elude.

puzzle (noun)	escape (noun)
a game that tests your ingenuity	the act of escaping physically
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution	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

puzzle (verb)	escape (verb)
be a mystery or bewildering to	issue or leak, as from a small opening
be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide	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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