Definition of Escape

Noun

• 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
  - safety valve - relief valve - escape valve - escape cock
• 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"
  leak leakage outflow
• a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
  
• a means or way of escaping
  "hard work was his escape from worry"
  "they installed a second hatch as an escape"
  "their escape route"
  
• an avoidance of danger or difficulty
  "that was a narrow escape"
  
• 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"
  evasion dodging
• 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"
  escapism
• 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"
  flight

Verb

• issue or leak, as from a small opening
  "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
  
• flee
  take to one's heels
  cut and run
  "If you see this man, run!"
  "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
  scat run scarper - turn tail lam - run away - hightail it bunk - head for the hills - take to the woods - fly the coop - break away
• 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"
  - get away
• be incomprehensible to
  escape understanding by
  "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
  elude
• escape potentially unpleasant consequences
  get away with a forbidden action
  "She gets away with murder!"
  "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
  - get off - get away - get by - get out
• fail to experience
  "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
  miss
• run away from confinement
  "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
  - get away - break loose

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