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escape > 15 senses
NOUN	1	escape, flight	The act of escaping physically
	2	escape, escapism	An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
	3	escape, leak, leakage, outflow	The unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container
	4	escape, safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock	A valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler)
	5	escape, evasion, dodging	Nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
	6	escape	An avoidance of danger or difficulty
	7	escape	A means or way of escaping
	8	escape	A plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
VERB	1	escape, get away, break loose	Run away from confinement
	2	escape, miss	Fail to experience
	3	escape, get off, get away, get by, get out	Escape potentially unpleasant consequences
	4	escape, elude	Be incomprehensible to
	5	escape	Issue or leak, as from a small opening
	6	escape, get away	Remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
	7	escape, scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, fly the coop, break away	Flee

escape > pronunciation
Sounds	ihskey'p
Rhymes	agape, ape, audiotape, and 16 more rhymes in eyp...

escape > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of escaping physically.
Examples	"he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"
Synonyms	flight
Broader	running away
Narrower	evasion; break, breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking; getaway, lam; exodus, hegira, hejira; skedaddle
Instances	Hegira, Hejira; Underground Railroad, Underground Railway
Verbs	escape

escape > noun 2, act
Meaning	An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy.
Examples	"romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"
Synonyms	escapism
Broader	diversion, recreation

escape > noun 3, event
Meaning	The unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container.
Examples	"they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"
Synonyms	leak, leakage, outflow
Broader	discharge, outpouring, run
Verbs	escape

escape > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	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.
Synonyms	safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock
Broader	regulator; valve

escape > noun 5, act
Meaning	Nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do.
Examples	"that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
Synonyms	evasion, dodging
Broader	negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance
Narrower	escape mechanism; malingering, skulking; shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking; circumvention
Verbs	escape; escape; escape

escape > noun 6, act
Meaning	An avoidance of danger or difficulty.
Examples	"that was a narrow escape"
Broader	avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodging
Verbs	escape

escape > noun 7, act
Meaning	A means or way of escaping.
Examples	"hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
Broader	means, agency, way
Verbs	escape

escape > noun 8, plant
Meaning	A plant originally cultivated but now growing wild.
Broader	plant, flora, plant life

escape > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Run away from confinement.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
Synonyms	get away, break loose
Broader	flee, fly, take flight
Narrower	break, break out, break away; shake, shake off, throw off, escape from; elude, evade, bilk; slip; run away; escape, get away
Nouns	escape; escapee; escape

escape > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Fail to experience.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	miss
Broader	avoid
Nouns	escape; escape

escape > verb 3, communication
Meaning	Escape potentially unpleasant consequences. Get away with a forbidden action.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	get off, get away, get by, get out
Broader	avoid
Narrower	evade
Nouns	escape

escape > verb 4, stative
Meaning	Be incomprehensible to. Escape understanding by.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Model	The performance is likely to escape Sue
Synonyms	elude
Broader	perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
Narrower	defy, resist, refuse

escape > verb 5, change
Meaning	Issue or leak, as from a small opening.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"Gas escaped into the bedroom"
Broader	issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
Nouns	escape

escape > verb 6, social
Meaning	Remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"We escaped to our summer house for a few days"
Synonyms	get away
Broader	escape, get away, break loose
Nouns	escape; escapist

escape > verb 7, motion
Meaning	Flee. Take to one's heels. Cut and run.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Synonyms	scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, fly the coop, break away
Broader	leave, go forth, go away
Narrower	flee, fly, take flight; skedaddle

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