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escape
[ih-skeyp]
verb (used without object)
to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty.
to escape from jail.
Synonyms: , ,to slip away from pursuit or peril; avoid capture, punishment, or any threatened evil.
to issue from a confining enclosure, as a fluid.
to slip away; fade.
The words escaped from memory.
Botany.Ģż(of an originally cultivated plant) to grow wild.
(of a rocket, molecule, etc.) to achieve escape velocity.
verb (used with object)
to slip away from or elude (pursuers, captors, etc.).
He escaped the police.
Synonyms: , ,to succeed in avoiding (any threatened or possible danger or evil).
She escaped capture.
to elude (one's memory, notice, search, etc.).
to fail to be noticed or recollected by (a person).
Her reply escapes me.
(of a sound or utterance) to slip from or be expressed by (a person, one's lips, etc.) inadvertently.
noun
an act or instance of escaping.
Synonyms:the fact of having escaped.
a means of escaping.
We used the tunnel as an escape.
avoidance of reality.
She reads mystery stories as an escape.
leakage, as of water or gas, from a pipe or storage container.
Botany.Ģża plant that originated in cultivated stock and is now growing wild.
Physics, Rocketry.Ģżthe act of achieving escape velocity.
(usually initial capital letter)ĢżEscape key.
adjective
for or providing an escape.
an escape route.
escape
/ ÉŖĖ²õ°ģ±šÉŖ±č /
verb
to get away or break free from (confinements, captors, etc)
the lion escaped from the zoo
to manage to avoid (imminent danger, punishment, evil, etc)
to escape death
(of gases, liquids, etc) to issue gradually, as from a crack or fissure; seep; leak
water was escaping from the dam
(tr) to elude; be forgotten by
the actual figure escapes me
(tr) to be articulated inadvertently or involuntarily
a roar escaped his lips
(intr) (of cultivated plants) to grow wild
noun
the act of escaping or state of having escaped
avoidance of injury, harm, etc
a narrow escape
a means or way of escape
( as modifier )
an escape route
a means of distraction or relief, esp from reality or boredom
angling provides an escape for many city dwellers
a gradual outflow; leakage; seepage
Also called: escape valve.Ģż escape cock.Ģża valve that releases air, steam, etc, above a certain pressure; relief valve or safety valve
a plant that was originally cultivated but is now growing wild
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- escapable adjective
- escapeless adjective
- escaper noun
- escapingly adverb
- preescape noun
- self-escape noun
- unescapable adjective
- unescapably adverb
- unescaped adjective
- ±š²õĖ³¦²¹±č±š°ł noun
- ±š²õĖ³¦²¹±č²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of escape1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of escape1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Another headline from The Guardian sounds the alarm on an AI āsuperintelligenceā potentially āescaping human control.ā
The bullpen conceded three more runs and escaped to secure the win.
Beginning in 1850, the Houston law professor said, Fillmore sent troops to accompany federal marshals seeking to apprehend escaped slaves who had fled north.
They all managed to escape from the fire and still live locally in North Kensington.
Scenes of chaos descended on the campus as people ran around trying to escape - or find out what had happened.
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