Definition & Meaning of "Escape"

escape

/ɛskˈe‍ɪp/

/ɪˈskeɪp/

to get away from captivity

1.1

to get out of or avoid a danger or unpleasant situation

to fail to be noticed or recalled; to go unnoticed or be overlooked

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

the discharge of a fluid from some container

the action of getting away from a place, danger, etc.

an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

an avoidance of danger or difficulty

a means or way of escaping

a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

issue or leak, as from a small opening

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