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escape

/ escape /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
running away
Kinds of:
evasion break breakout jailbreak gaolbreak
Derived:
flee fly take flight get away break loose
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
get away break loose
Derived:
escapist dreamer wishful thinker evasion dodging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
run away from confinement
"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
Type of:
flee fly take flight
Kinds of:
break break out break away shake shake off
Derived:
getaway lam flight escapee
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
issue or leak, as from a small opening
"Gas escaped into the bedroom"
Type of:
issue emerge come out
Derived:
leak leakage outflow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 5
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
Type of:
plant flora plant life
noun Sense 6
the unwanted 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"
Type of:
discharge outpouring run
Derived:
leak
noun Sense 7
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"
Type of:
diversion recreation
noun Sense 8
an avoidance of danger or difficulty
"that was a narrow escape"
Type of:
avoidance turning away shunning
Derived:
miss
noun Sense 9
a means or way of escaping
"hard work was his escape from worry"
"they installed a second hatch as an escape"
"their escape route"
Type of:
means agency way
Derived:
get away break loose
noun Sense 10
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"
Type of:
negligence carelessness neglect
Kinds of:
escape mechanism malingering skulking shirking slacking
Derived:
hedge fudge evade put off circumvent
verb Sense 11
fail to experience
"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
Type of:
avoid
Derived:
evasion dodging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 12
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
"What you are seeing in him eludes me"
Type of:
perplex vex stick
Kinds of:
defy resist refuse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 13
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
Type of:
regulator valve
verb Sense 14
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
"She gets away with murder!"
"I couldn''t get out from under these responsibilities"
Type of:
avoid
Kinds of:
evade
Derived:
evasion dodging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 15
flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"
"The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Type of:
leave go forth go away
Kinds of:
flee fly take flight skedaddle
Derived:
fugitive runaway getaway lam
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
93
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

running away evasion break breakout jailbreak gaolbreak get away break loose flee fly take flight break out