the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt" पर्याय: flight,
a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism" पर्याय: escapism,
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive" पर्याय: evasion, dodging,
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 पर्याय: safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock,
the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" पर्याय: leak, leakage, outflow,
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane" पर्याय: miss,
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn''t get out from under these responsibilities" पर्याय: get off, get away, get by, get out,
run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" पर्याय: get away, break loose,
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer" पर्याय: get away,
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me" पर्याय: elude,