Meaning of escape
Definition of escape
(noun)
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"
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"
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"
an
avoidance
of
danger
or difficulty; "that was a
narrow
escape"
a
means
or way of escaping; "hard
work
was his
escape
from worry"; "they installed a
second
hatch
as an escape"; "their
escape
route"
a
plant
originally
cultivated
but now
growing
wild
the
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"
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"
fail
to experience; "Fortunately, I
missed
the hurricane"
(adj)
marked
by
continuous
change
or
effective
action
(verb)
be
incomprehensible
to;
escape
understanding
by; "What you are
seeing
in him eludes me"
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"
flee;
take
to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars
escaped
before
the
police
showed up"
issue
or leak, as from a
small
opening; "Gas
escaped
into the bedroom"
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