The difference between Escort and Wait
When used as nouns, escort means a group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission, whereas wait means a delay.
When used as verbs, escort means to attend to in order to guard and protect, whereas wait means to delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of.
check bellow for the other definitions of Escort and Wait
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Escort as a noun:
A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
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Escort as a noun:
An accompanying person in such a group.
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Escort as a noun:
A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.
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Escort as a noun:
A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.
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Escort as a noun:
An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
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Escort as a noun:
Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.
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Escort as a noun (somewhat euphemistic):
A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent.
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Escort as a verb:
To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to
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Escort as a verb:
To go with someone as a partner, for example on a formal date.
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Wait as a verb (transitive, now, rare):
To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
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Wait as a verb (intransitive):
To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
Examples:
"'Wait here until your car arrives."
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Wait as a verb (intransitive, US):
To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
Examples:
"She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn."
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Wait as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
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Wait as a verb (obsolete):
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
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Wait as a verb (obsolete, colloquial):
To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
Examples:
"to wait dinner"
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Wait as a verb (intransitive):
To remain celibate while one's lover is unavailable.
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Wait as a noun:
A delay.
Examples:
"I had a very long wait at the airport security check."
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Wait as a noun:
An ambush.
Examples:
"They lay in wait for the patrol."
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Wait as a noun (obsolete):
One who watches; a watchman.
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Wait as a noun (in the plural, obsolete, UK):
Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
Examples:
"rfquotek Halliwell"
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Wait as a noun (in the plural, archaic, UK):
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]