Canadian English Meaning of escape

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Definitions and Meaning of escape in English

Wordnet

escape (n)

the act of escaping physically

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

the discharge of a fluid from some container

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

Wordnet

escape (v)

run away from confinement

fail to experience

escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

issue or leak, as from a small opening

Webster

escape (v.)

To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.

To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade; as, the fact escaped our attention.

Webster

escape (v. i.)

To flee, and become secure from danger; -- often followed by from or out of.

To get clear from danger or evil of any form; to be passed without harm.

To get free from that which confines or holds; -- used of persons or things; as, to escape from prison, from arrest, or from slavery; gas escapes from the pipes; electricity escapes from its conductors.

Webster

escape (n.)

The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape.

That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression.

A sally.

The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody.

An apophyge.

Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid.

Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation.

A plant which has escaped from cultivation.

FAQs About the word escape

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