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"We escaped to our summer house for a few days"verbremove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
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nouna valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
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verbbe incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
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"that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"nounnonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to dotype of:
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verbfail to experience
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"they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"nounthe discharge of a fluid from some containertype of:
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"The burglars escaped before the police showed up"verbflee; take to one's heels; cut and run
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"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"verbrun away from confinement
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"romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"nounan inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
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"he made his escape from the mental hospital" "the canary escaped from its cage"nounthe act of escaping physically
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verbescape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden actiontype of:
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"hard work was his escape from worry" "they installed a second hatch as an escape" "their escape route"nouna means or way of escaping
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"that was a narrow escape"nounan avoidance of danger or difficultytype of:
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"Gas escaped into the bedroom"verbissue or leak, as from a small opening
Definition that contains escape
- escape escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
- evade escape, either physically or mentally
- elude escape, either physically or mentally
- exfiltrate escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control
- bilk escape, either physically or mentally
- squeak through escape
- get away escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
- run away escape from the control of
- get by escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
- get off escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action