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escape definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb escape 2 of 6 senses of escape Sense 1 escape, get away break loose => break, break out break away => shake, shake off throw off escape from => elude, evade, bilk => slip => run away => escape, get away Sense 4 elude, escape => defy, resist, refuse Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb escape 2 of 6 senses of escape Sense 1 escape, get away break loose => break, break out break away => shake, shake off throw off escape from => elude, evade, bilk => slip => run away => escape, get away Sense 4 elude, escape => defy, resist, refuse => beggar Entailment of verb escape Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb escape 6 senses of escape Sense 1 escape, get away break loose => flee, fly, take flight Sense 2 miss, escape => avoid Sense 3 get off get away get by get out escape => avoid Sense 4 elude, escape => perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound Sense 5 escape => issue, emerge, come out come forth, go forth, egress Sense 6 escape, get away => escape, get away break loose Familiarity of verb escape escape used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb escape Sense 1 escape, get away break loose => flee, fly, take flight -------------- Sense 2 miss, escape => avoid -------------- Sense 3 get off get away get by get out escape => avoid -------------- Sense 4 elude, escape => perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -------------- Sense 5 escape => issue, emerge, come out come forth, go forth, egress -------------- Sense 6 escape, get away => escape, get away break loose -------------- Grep of noun escape escape escape cock escape expert escape hatch escape mechanism escape valve escape velocity escape wheel escapee escapement fire escape narrow escape Overview of noun escape The noun escape has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (6) escape, flight -- (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") 2. (2) escape, escapism -- (an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "he escaped into romantic novels"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism") 3. (1) escape, leak, leakage, outflow -- (the unwanted 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") 4. (1) safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escape -- (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) 5. (1) evasion, escape, dodging -- (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") 6. (1) escape -- (an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape") 7. (1) escape -- (a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route") 8. escape -- (a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild) Overview of verb escape The verb escape has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (22) escape, get away break loose -- (run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison") 2. (8) miss, escape -- (fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane") 3. (7) get off get away get by get out escape -- (escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action "She gets away with murder!" "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities") 4. (2) elude, escape -- (be incomprehensible to escape understanding by "What you are seeing in him eludes me") 5. (2) escape -- (issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom") 6. escape, get away -- (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") Grep of adj escape escaped Overview of noun escape The noun escape has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (6) escape, flight -- (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") 2. (2) escape, escapism -- (an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "he escaped into romantic novels"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism") 3. (1) escape, leak, leakage, outflow -- (the unwanted 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") 4. (1) safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escape -- (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) 5. (1) evasion, escape, dodging -- (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") 6. (1) escape -- (an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape") 7. (1) escape -- (a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route") 8. escape -- (a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild) Overview of verb escape The verb escape has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (22) escape, get away break loose -- (run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison") 2. (8) miss, escape -- (fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane") 3. (7) get off get away get by get out escape -- (escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action "She gets away with murder!" "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities") 4. (2) elude, escape -- (be incomprehensible to escape understanding by "What you are seeing in him eludes me") 5. (2) escape -- (issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom") 6. escape, get away -- (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")
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