Escape - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪˈskeɪp|  American pronunciation of the word escape
Brit.  |ɪˈskeɪp|  British pronunciation of the word escape

noun

- the act of escaping physically (syn: flight)
he made his escape from the mental hospital
the canary escaped from its cage
- an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy (syn: escapism)
romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (syn: evasion)
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 (syn: leak, leakage, outflow)
they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe
- 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

verb

- run away from confinement (syn: get away)
The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
- fail to experience (syn: miss)
- escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action (syn: get away, get by, get off, get out)
- be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by (syn: elude)
- remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion (syn: get away)
We escaped to our summer house for a few days
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run (syn: break away, bunk, lam, run, run away, scat)
The burglars escaped before the police showed up
- issue or leak, as from a small opening
Gas escaped into the bedroom

Extra examples

They managed to escape from the burning building.

He needed a vacation to escape the routine of daily life.

She moved to the city to escape the memory of her mother's death.

He succeeded in escaping punishment for many years.

A few passengers somehow escaped injury.

She barely escaped death when her car slid off the road.

Several passengers escaped without injury.

The prisoners attempted a daring escape.

He celebrated his escape from his boring job with a long vacation.

She had a lucky escape when she wasn't injured in the accident.

She managed to avoid serious injury, but it was a narrow escape.

The door was locked; there was no escape.

Gardening offered an escape from her busy life.

Two criminals escaped from prison last night.

Young people often desire to escape from their parents.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: escape
he/she/it: escapes
present participle: escaping
past tense: escaped
past participle: escaped
noun
singular: escape
plural: escapes
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