escape
/ɪˈskeɪp/noun, verb2 syllables
Escape means: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.
Synonyms for escape31
noun, as in 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
noun, as in the discharge of a fluid from some container
noun, as in nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
noun, as in the act of escaping physically
noun, as in an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
verb, as in flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
verb, as in escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
verb, as in run away from confinement
verb, as in fail to experience
verb, as in be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
verb, as in remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
What does escape mean?15
verb
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run“If you see this man, run!”
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action“She gets away with murder!”
run away from confinement“The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison”
fail to experience“Fortunately, I missed the hurricane”
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by“What you are seeing in him eludes me”
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion“We escaped to our summer house for a few days”
issue or leak, as from a small opening“Gas escaped into the bedroom”
noun
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“they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe”
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do“his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible”
the act of escaping physically“he made his escape from the mental hospital”
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy“romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life”
an avoidance of danger or difficulty“that was a narrow escape”
a means or way of escaping“hard work was his escape from worry”
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with escape?8
Escape in a sentence
- It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.Scott
- He won't be able to escape from there without a miracle, will he?CK
- In an attempt to escape, the bandit took the lives of four hostages.marcelostockle
- We don't want all the prisoners to escape, do we?CK
- If he dies, we will not escape punishment.carlosalberto
- Regulus, the dog, waited for the exact moment to escape from his evil owner.Eccles17
- Despite everything, we still managed to escape from the cave.Micsmithel
- It still isn't time to leave work, and everyone wants to escape.sharris123
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of escape
as a noun
- plural
- escapes
as a verb
- past tense
- escaped
- present participle
- escaping
- third-person singular
- escapes
- past participle
- escaped