Noun
1. the act of escaping physically;
"he made his escape from the mental hospital""the canary escaped from its cage""his flight was an indication of his guilt"2. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy;
"romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life""his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"3. the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container;
"they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe""he had to clean up the leak"4. 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
5. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do;
"his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible""that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"6. an avoidance of danger or difficulty;
"that was a narrow escape"7. a means or way of escaping;
"hard work was his escape from worry""they installed a second hatch as an escape""their escape route"8. a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
Verb
1. run away from confinement;
"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"2. fail to experience;
"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"3. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action;
"She gets away with murder!""I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"4. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by;
"What you are seeing in him eludes me"5. issue or leak, as from a small opening;
"Gas escaped into the bedroom"6. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion;
"We escaped to our summer house for a few days""The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"7. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;
"If you see this man, run!""The burglars escaped before the police showed up"