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escape
verb(es-cape)
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
Synonyms: get away,
Examples:
We escaped to our summer house for a few days.
escape
noun(es-cape)
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
Synonyms: escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve,
escape
verb(es-cape)
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
Synonyms: elude,
escape
noun(es-cape)
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
Synonyms: dodging, evasion,
Examples:
That escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive.
escape
verb(es-cape)
fail to experience
Synonyms: miss,
escape
noun(es-cape)
the discharge of a fluid from some container
Synonyms: leak, leakage, outflow,
Examples:
They tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe.
escape
verb(es-cape)
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Synonyms: break away, bunk, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail,
Examples:
The burglars escaped before the police showed up.
escape
verb(es-cape)
run away from confinement
Synonyms: break loose, get away,
Examples:
The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison.
escape
noun(es-cape)
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
Synonyms: escapism,
Examples:
Romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life.
escape
noun(es-cape)
the act of escaping physically
Synonyms: flight,
Examples:
He made his escape from the mental hospital.
The canary escaped from its cage.
escape
verb(es-cape)
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
Synonyms: get away, get by, get off, get out,
escape
noun(es-cape)
a means or way of escaping
Examples:
Hard work was his escape from worry.
They installed a second hatch as an escape.
Their escape route.
escape
noun(es-cape)
an avoidance of danger or difficulty
Examples:
That was a narrow escape.
escape
noun(es-cape)
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
escape
verb(es-cape)
issue or leak, as from a small opening
Examples:
Gas escaped into the bedroom.

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