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
[ Syn: flight ]
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
[ Syn: 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
[ Syn: safety valve , safety valve , relief valve , relief valve , escape valve , escape valve , escape cock , escape cock ]
escape (n.)
run away from confinement; The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
[ Syn: get away , break loose ]
fail to experience; Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
[ Syn: miss ]
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; She gets away with murder!; I couldnt get out from under these responsibilities
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; What you are seeing in him eludes me
[ Syn: elude ]
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
[ Syn: get away ]
flee; take to ones heels; cut and run; If you see this man, run!; The burglars escaped before the police showed up
[ Syn: scat , run , scarper , turn tail , lam , run away , hightail it , bunk , head for the hills , take to the woods , fly the coop , break away ]
issue or leak, as from a small opening; Gas escaped into the bedroom'