escape
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- n the act of escaping physically
he made his escape from the mental hospital
the canary escaped from its cage - n an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life - n nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive - n an avoidance of danger or difficulty
that was a narrow escape - n a means or way of escaping
hard work was his escape from worry
they installed a second hatch as an escape
their escape route - n a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
- n the discharge of a fluid from some container
they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe - n 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
- v run away from confinement
The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison - v fail to experience
- v escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
- v be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
- v remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
We escaped to our summer house for a few days - v flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
The burglars escaped before the police showed up - v issue or leak, as from a small opening
Gas escaped into the bedroom
- Did you try to escape? I had watched my sister make an attempt to try to get out of an arranged marriage.
- The last escape from the forensic unit occurred in 1992, he said.
- Michel's latest escape, his fourth since 1973, was at least as spectacular as his 1979 caper, in which he made a getaway after holding up an entire courtroom with a fake gun that .