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Escape
ɪˈskeɪp
- break free from confinement or control
"two burglars have just escaped from prison"
get away get out run away run off break out break free get free break loose make a break for it bolt clear out flee fly take flight make off take off decamp abscond take to one's heels make a/one's escape make good one's escape make a/one's getaway beat a (hasty) retreat show a clean pair of heels run for it make a run for it- elude or get free from (someone)
"he drove along the dual carriageway to escape police"
- succeed in avoiding or eluding something dangerous or unpleasant
"the driver escaped with a broken knee"
- (of a gas, liquid, or heat) leak from a container
"the CFCs have escaped into the atmosphere"
- (of words or sounds) issue involuntarily or inadvertently from (someone)
"a sob escaped her lips"
- fail to be noticed or remembered by (someone)
"the name escaped him"
- interrupt (an operation) by means of the escape key
- cause (a subsequent character or characters) to be interpreted differently
- an act of breaking free from confinement or control
"the gang had made their escape"
- an act of avoiding something dangerous or unpleasant
"the baby was fine, but it was a lucky escape"
- a means of escaping from somewhere
"he had planned his escape route"
- a garden plant or pet animal that has gone wild and (especially in plants) become naturalized
"it is not a native of Britain, though often occurring as an escape"
- a form of temporary distraction from reality or routine
"romantic novels should present an escape from the dreary realities of life"
- a leakage of gas, liquid, or heat from a container
"a lid prevents the escape of poisonous gases"
- a key on a computer keyboard which either interrupts the current operation or causes subsequent characters to be interpreted differently