Definition: the act of escaping physically
Usage: he made his escape from the mental hospital; the canary escaped from its cage; his flight was an indication of his guilt
Similar words: running away
Definition: the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be
Synonyms: escape
Definition: a means or way of escaping
Usage: hard work was his escape from worry; they installed a second hatch as an escape; their escape route
Similar words: agency, means, way
Definition: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
Usage: a means of control; an example is the best agency of instruction; the true way to success
Synonyms: escape
Definition: an avoidance of danger or difficulty
Usage: that was a narrow escape
Similar words: shunning, turning away, avoidance, dodging
Definition: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
Definition: an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
Usage: romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life; his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
Similar words: diversion, recreation
Definition: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
Usage: scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists; for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles; drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation
Synonyms: dodging, evasion, escape
Definition: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
Usage: his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible; that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
Similar words: neglect, negligence, nonperformance, carelessness
Definition: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Synonyms: safety valve, relief valve, escape, escape cock, escape valve
Definition: 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
Similar words: regulator
Definition: any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
Similar words: valve
Definition: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
Synonyms: escape, outflow, leak, leakage
Definition: the discharge of a fluid from some container
Usage: they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe; he had to clean up the leak
Similar words: discharge, outpouring, run
Definition: the pouring forth of a fluid
Synonyms: escape
Definition: a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
Similar words: flora, plant, plant life
Definition: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
Synonyms: escape
Definition: issue or leak, as from a small opening
Usage: Gas escaped into the bedroom
Similar words: egress, issue, emerge, go forth, come forth, come out
Definition: come out of
Usage: Water issued from the hole in the wall; The words seemed to come out by themselves
Definition: fail to experience
Usage: Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
Similar words: avoid
Definition: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
Usage: Her former friends now avoid her
Synonyms: escape, get away, get by, get off, get out
Definition: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
Usage: She gets away with murder!; I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities
Similar words: avoid
Definition: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
Usage: Her former friends now avoid her
Synonyms: escape, break loose, get away
Definition: run away from confinement
Usage: The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
Similar words: take flight, fly, flee
Definition: run away quickly
Usage: He threw down his gun and fled
Synonyms: head for the hills, hightail it, escape, fly the coop, lam, break away, bunk, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
Definition: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Usage: If you see this man, run!; The burglars escaped before the police showed up
Similar words: leave, go away, go forth
Definition: go away from a place
Usage: At what time does your train leave?; She didn't leave until midnight; The ship leaves at midnight
Definition: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
Usage: We escaped to our summer house for a few days; The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer
Similar words: escape, break loose, get away
Definition: run away from confinement
Usage: The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
Definition: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
Usage: What you are seeing in him eludes me
Similar words: dumbfound, bewilder, baffle, beat, amaze, puzzle, pose, mystify, nonplus, perplex, stick, stupefy, flummox, gravel, get, vex
Definition: be a mystery or bewildering to
Usage: This beats me!; Got me--I don't know the answer!; a vexing problem; This question really stuck me