es·cape /ɪˈskeɪp/
1. the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
2. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
3. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
synset: evasion, escape, dodging
4. an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"
synset: escape
5. a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
synset: escape
6. a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
synset: escape
7. the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
synset: escape, leak, leakage, outflow
8. 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
synset: safety_valve, relief_valve, escape_valve, escape_cock, escape
1. run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
synset: escape, get_away, break_loose
2. fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
3. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
synset: get_off, get_away, get_by, get_out, escape
4. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
5. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
6. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
synset: scat, run, scarper, turn_tail, lam, run_away, hightail_it, bunk, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, escape, fly_the_coop, break_away
7. issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
synset: escape
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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