shirking vs escape

escape vs shirking

shirking and escape both are nouns.

shirking is not a verb while escape is a verb.

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

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

shirking: the evasion of work or duty
escape: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

Other hypernyms of shirking include dodging, evasion.

shirking (noun)	escape (noun)
the evasion of work or duty	the act of escaping physically
	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

shirking (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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