regulator vs escape

escape vs regulator

regulator and escape both are nouns.

regulator is not a verb while escape is a verb.

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

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

regulator: any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
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

Other hyponyms of regulator include aperture, ball cock, ballcock, draft, faucet, spigot, peg, petcock, register, escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve, floodgate, head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate, thermoregulator, thermostat, linear-quadratic-Gaussian controller, LQG controller.

regulator (noun)	escape (noun)
any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.	the act of escaping physically
a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest	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

regulator (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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