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   escape

   /ɪˈskeɪp/

   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 the dual carriageway to escape 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 or unpleasant: "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): "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 gang had made their escape" Similar getawaybreakoutbolt for freedomrunning awayflightboltingabscondingdecampingfleeingflitdisappearancevanishing actinformal, dated:springingOpposite captureimprisonment
   • ▪ an act of avoiding something dangerous or unpleasant: "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 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"
   • 2. a form of temporary distraction from reality or routine: "romantic novels should present an escape from the dreary realities of life" Similar distractiondiversioninterruption
   • 3. a leakage of gas, liquid, or heat from a container: "a lid prevents the escape of poisonous gases" Similar leakleakagespillseepagedripdribbledischargeemanationissueflowoutflowoutpouringgushstreamspurtspoutsquirtjettechnical:efflux
   • 4. a key on a computer keyboard which 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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   What does it mean if someone escapes?

   • Someone's escape is the act of escaping from a particular place or situation. The man made his escape. You can say that you escape when you survive something such as an accident. The two officers were extremely lucky to escape serious injury. [VERB noun] The man's girlfriend managed to escape unhurt. [VERB adjective]

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   What does it mean to escape from a prison?

   • [intransitive, transitive] to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave Two prisoners have escaped. They were caught trying to escape. escape from somebody/something He escaped from prison this morning. She attempted to escape from the pirates holding her hostage.

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   What does escaper mean?

   • es•cap′er,n. syn: escape, elude, evade mean to keep free of something. To escape is to succeed in keeping away from danger, pursuit, observation, etc.: to escape punishment.

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   What does escape Mean in English?

   • Escape is made up of the Latin prefix ex-, which means “out of,” and the Latin word cappa, which means “head covering” or “cloak.” escape, avoid, evade, elude, shun, eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent.

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     escape definicja: 1. to get free from something, or to avoid...

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     ESCAPE VELOCITY definition: 1. the speed at which an object...

   • Escape: Russian Translation

     ESCAPE translate: совершать побег , избегать , ускользать,...

   • Escape: Thai Translation

     ESCAPE translate: หนี, หลบหนี, หลุด; ลอด, รั่ว, การหนี;...

   • Escape: Italian Translation

     ESCAPE translate: fuggire, sfuggire a, scampare a, evasione,...

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     ESCAPE KEY definition: 1. See escape, escape specialized 2....

   • Escape: French Translation

     ESCAPE translate: s’échapper, échapper à, s’évader,...

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   To escape is to break free, to get out of a situation you don’t want to be in. It’s also a noun, as in an escape from a dull party that might involve a ladder and an upstairs window. It’s hard to pin down the word escape.

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