Escape

[ɪ'skeɪp;e-] or [ɪˈskep]

Definition

(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'.

(noun.) a means or way of escaping; 'hard work was his escape from worry'; 'they installed a second hatch as an escape'; 'their escape route'.

(noun.) an avoidance of danger or difficulty; 'that was a narrow escape'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild.

(verb.) issue or leak, as from a small opening; 'Gas escaped into the bedroom'.

(verb.) run away from confinement; 'The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison'.

(verb.) 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'.

Typed by Edmund--From WordNet

Definition

(v.) To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.

(v.) To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade; as, the fact escaped our attention.

(v. i.) To flee, and become secure from danger; -- often followed by from or out of.

(v. i.) To get clear from danger or evil of any form; to be passed without harm.

(v. i.) To get free from that which confines or holds; -- used of persons or things; as, to escape from prison, from arrest, or from slavery; gas escapes from the pipes; electricity escapes from its conductors.

(n.) The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape.

(n.) That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression.

(n.) A sally.

(n.) The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody.

(n.) An apophyge.

(n.) Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid.

(n.) Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation.

Editor: Sheldon

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Avoid, shun, evade, elude, flee from, get out of the way of.[2]. Pass unobserved.

v. n. [1]. Flee, fly, abscond, decamp, VAMOSE, ABSQUATULATE, SLOPE, make or effect one's escape, make off, steal away, hasten away, slink away, run away, break loose, break away, gain one's freedom, whip off, take one's self off, beat a retreat, take to one's heels, cut and run, take French leave, be among the missing.[2]. Slip, pass, go by, slip through the fingers, be passed over, be omitted.

n. [1]. Flight.[2]. Release (from threatened danger).

Checked by Irving

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Elude, decamp, abscond, fly, flee, evade, avoid

ANT:Incur, confront, encounter, meet, suffer

Inputed by Hilary

Definition

v.t. to free from: to pass unobserved: to evade: to issue.—v.i. to flee and become safe from danger: to be passed without harm.—n. act of escaping: flight from danger or from prison.—adj. Escap′able.—ns. Escapāde′ an escape: a mischievous freak; Escāpe′ment act of escaping: means of escape: part of a timepiece connecting the wheelwork with the pendulum or balance and allowing a tooth to escape at each vibration; Escape′-valve a valve on a boiler so as to let the steam escape when wanted.

Typed by Laverne

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of escape from injury or accidents, is usually favorable. If you escape from some place of confinement, it signifies your rise in the world from close application to business. To escape from any contagion, denotes your good health and prosperity. If you try to escape and fail, you will suffer from the design of enemies, who will slander and defraud you.

Edited by Charlene

Examples

Checked by Douglas

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