adjective
                                                having escaped, especially from confinement
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                                                                                                                                                                        at large(p)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                loose
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                on the loose(p)
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - a convict still at large
- searching for two escaped prisoners
- dogs loose on the streets
- criminals on the loose in the neighborhood
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the act of escaping physically
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he made his escape from the mental hospital
- the canary escaped from its cage
- his flight was an indication of his guilt
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
- his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
- that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                an avoidance of danger or difficulty
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - that was a narrow escape
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a means or way of escaping
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - hard work was his escape from worry
- they installed a second hatch as an escape
- their escape route
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
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                                                noun
                                                the discharge of a fluid from some container
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe
- he had to clean up the leak
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler)
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                                                                                                                                                                        safety valve
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                relief valve
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                escape valve
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                escape cock
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                escape
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                run away from confinement
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                fail to experience
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                escape potentially unpleasant consequences
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                                                                                                                                                                        get off
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                get away
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                get by
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                get out
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                escape
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - get away with a forbidden action
- She gets away with murder!
- I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                be incomprehensible to
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - escape understanding by
- What you are seeing in him eludes me
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - We escaped to our summer house for a few days
- The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                flee
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - take to one's heels
- cut and run
- If you see this man, run!
- The burglars escaped before the police showed up
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                issue or leak, as from a small opening
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - Gas escaped into the bedroom