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
Main entry: 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
Main entry: escape
Definition: an avoidance of danger or difficulty
Usage: that was a narrow escape
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
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Main entry: escape
Definition: a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
Main entry: escape
Definition: issue or leak, as from a small opening
Usage: Gas escaped into the bedroom
Definition: fail to experience
Usage: Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
Main entry: 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
Main entry: escape, break loose, get away
Definition: run away from confinement
Usage: The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
Main entry: 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
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
Definition: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
Usage: What you are seeing in him eludes me