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   es·cape

   /əˈskāp/

   verb

   • 1. break free from confinement or control: "two burglars have just escaped from prison" Similar get awayget outrun awayrun offbreak outbreak freeget freebreak loosemake a break for itboltclear outfleeflytake flightmake offtake offdecampabscondtake to one's heelsmake a/one's escapemake good one's escapemake a/one's getawaybeat a (hasty) retreatshow a clean pair of heelsrun for itmake a run for itdisappearvanishslip awaysteal awaysneak awayget out of someone's clutchesinformal:bustdo a bunkdo a moonlight flitcut and runskedaddleskiphead for the hillsdo a disappearing/vanishing actfly the cooptake French leavevamoosehightail itdo a runnerhook itscarperleg ittake a powdergo on the lamOpposite be capturedbe imprisoned
   • ▪ elude or get free from (someone): "he drove along I-84 to escape the police" Similar get away fromescape fromeludeavoiddodgeleave behindshake offfend offkeep at arm's lengthkeep out of someone's waysteer clear ofgive someone a wide berthinformal:give someone the sliparchaic:bilkOpposite be caught by
   • ▪ succeed in avoiding or eluding something dangerous, unpleasant, or undesirable: "the driver escaped with a broken knee" Similar avoidevadedodgeeludemisscheattricksidestepcircumventskirtkeep out of the way ofbypassshunsteer clear ofshirkinformal:duckOpposite suffer
   • ▪ (of a gas, liquid, or heat) leak from a container: "the CFCs have escaped into the atmosphere" Similar leak (out)spill (out)seep (out)ooze (out)exudedischargeemanateissueflow (out)pour (out)gush (out)dripdrainbleedstreamspurtspoutsquirtspewjet
   • ▪ (of words or sounds) issue involuntarily or inadvertently from (someone or their lips): "a sob escaped her lips"
   • 2. fail to be noticed or remembered by (someone): "the name escaped him"
   • 3. interrupt (an operation) by means of the escape key.
   • ▪ cause (a subsequent character or characters) to be interpreted differently.

   noun

   • 1. an act of breaking free from confinement or control: "the story of his escape from a POW camp" Similar getawaybreakoutbolt for freedomrunning awayflightboltingabscondingdecampingfleeingflitdisappearancevanishing actinformal, dated:springingOpposite captureimprisonment
   • ▪ an act of successfully avoiding something dangerous, unpleasant, or unwelcome: "the baby was fine, but it was a lucky escape" Similar avoidance ofevasion ofdodging ofeluding ofcircumvention ofinformal:ducking ofrare:elusion of
   • ▪ a means of escaping from somewhere: "he had planned his escape route"
   • ▪ a form of temporary distraction from reality or routine: "romantic novels should present an escape from the dreary realities of life" Similar distractiondiversioninterruption
   • ▪ a leakage of gas, liquid, or heat from a container. Similar leakleakagespillseepagedripdribbledischargeemanationissueflowoutflowoutpouringgushstreamspurtspoutsquirtjettechnical:efflux
   • ▪ a garden plant or pet animal that has gone wild and (especially in plants) become naturalized.
   • ▪ a key on a computer keyboard that either interrupts the current operation or causes subsequent characters to be interpreted differently.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French eschaper, based on medieval Latin ex- ‘out’ + cappa ‘cloak’. Compare with escapade.

   Derivatives

   • 1. escapable adjective
   • 2. escaper noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › escapeEscape Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : to get away (as by flight) escaped from prison. b. : to issue from confinement. gas is escaping. c. of a plant : to run wild from cultivation. 2. : to avoid a threatening evil. the boat sank but the crew escaped. transitive verb.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishESCAPE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to get free from something such as a prison or cage, or from someone who will not allow you to leave: Two prisoners have escaped. escape from A lion has escaped from its cage. She was kidnapped but escaped her captors. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to forget something. forget I can't believe I've forgotten her birthday!

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › escapeESCAPE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Escape definition: to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty. See examples of ESCAPE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › escapeEscape - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   verb. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion. “We escaped to our summer house for a few days” synonyms: get away. see more. noun. the act of escaping physically. “he made his escape from the mental hospital” “the canary escaped from its cage” synonyms: flight. see more. noun. a means or way of escaping.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishESCAPE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To escape is to succeed in keeping away from danger, pursuit, observation, etc.: to escape punishment. To elude implies baffling pursuers or slipping through an apparently tight net: The fox eluded the hounds.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishescape verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of escape verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishESCAPE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   an occasion when someone succeeds in getting out of a place or a dangerous or bad situation: There was an escape from the prison last night. More examples. a narrow escape.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishescape noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   escape. noun. /ɪˈskeɪp/. /ɪˈskeɪp/. Idioms. [countable, uncountable] the act or a method of escaping from a place or an unpleasant or dangerous situation. I had a narrow escape (= I was lucky to have escaped). He had a lucky escape when his car skidded out of control.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › escapeEscape - definition of escape by The Free Dictionary

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    1. to get away or break free from (confinements, captors, etc): the lion escaped from the zoo. 2. to manage to avoid (imminent danger, punishment, evil, etc): to escape death. 3. (usually foll by: from) (of gases, liquids, etc) to issue gradually, as from a crack or fissure; seep; leak: water was escaping from the dam.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › escapeEscape Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    To flow, drain, or leak away. Gas escaping from a pipe. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To slip away; disappear. The image escaped from her memory. Webster's New World. More Verb Definitions (10) Synonyms: absquatulate.