Quick definitions from WordNet (escape)
▸ noun: the act of escaping physically ("He made his escape from the mental hospital")
▸ noun: a means or way of escaping ("Hard work was his escape from worry")
▸ noun: an avoidance of danger or difficulty ("That was a narrow escape")
▸ noun: an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy ("Romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life")
▸ noun: the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container ("They tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe")
▸ noun: a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
▸ noun: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do ("That escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive")
▸ 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
▸ verb: run away from confinement ("The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison")
▸ verb: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion ("We escaped to our summer house for a few days")
▸ verb: issue or leak, as from a small opening ("Gas escaped into the bedroom")
▸ verb: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run ("The burglars escaped before the police showed up")
▸ verb: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
▸ verb: fail to experience
▸ verb: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
▸ Also see escaping
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▸ noun: the act of escaping physically ("He made his escape from the mental hospital")
▸ noun: a means or way of escaping ("Hard work was his escape from worry")
▸ noun: an avoidance of danger or difficulty ("That was a narrow escape")
▸ noun: an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy ("Romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life")
▸ noun: the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container ("They tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe")
▸ noun: a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
▸ noun: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do ("That escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive")
▸ 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
▸ verb: run away from confinement ("The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison")
▸ verb: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion ("We escaped to our summer house for a few days")
▸ verb: issue or leak, as from a small opening ("Gas escaped into the bedroom")
▸ verb: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run ("The burglars escaped before the police showed up")
▸ verb: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
▸ verb: fail to experience
▸ verb: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
▸ Also see escaping
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to ESCAPE
▸ Usage examples for ESCAPE
▸ Idioms related to ESCAPE (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing ESCAPE
▸ Words that often appear near ESCAPE
▸ Rhymes of ESCAPE
▸ Invented words related to ESCAPE