escape
1. the act of escaping physically (Freq. 6)
- he made his escape from the mental hospital
- the canary escaped from its cage
- his flight was an indication of his guilt
• Syn:
flight
• Derivationally related forms:
flee (for: flight)
• Hypernyms:
running away
• Hyponyms:
evasion, break, breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak,
prisonbreak, prison-breaking, getaway, lam, exodus, hegira,
hejira, skedaddle
• Instance Hyponyms:
Hegira, Hejira, Underground Railroad, Underground Railway
2. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy (Freq. 2)
- romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
- his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
• Syn:
escapism
• Derivationally related forms:
escapist (for: escapism)
• Hypernyms:
diversion, recreation
3. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (Freq. 1)
- his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
- that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
• Syn:
evasion, dodging
• Derivationally related forms:
dodge (for: dodging), evade (for: evasion)
• Hypernyms:
negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance
• Hyponyms:
escape mechanism, malingering, skulking, shirking, slacking,
soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking, circumvention
4. an avoidance of danger or difficulty (Freq. 1)
- that was a narrow escape
• Hypernyms:
avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodging
5. a means or way of escaping (Freq. 1)
- hard work was his escape from worry
- they installed a second hatch as an escape
- their escape route
• Hypernyms:
means, agency, way
6. a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
• Hypernyms:
plant, flora, plant life
7. 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
• Syn:
leak, leakage, outflow
• Derivationally related forms:
leak (for: leakage), leaky (for: leak), leak (for: leak)
• Hypernyms:
discharge, outpouring, run
8. 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
• Syn:
safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock
• Hypernyms:
valve, regulator
1. run away from confinement (Freq. 22)
- The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
• Syn:
get away, break loose
• Derivationally related forms:
getaway (for: get away), escapee
• Hypernyms:
flee, fly, take flight
• Hyponyms:
break, break out, break away, shake, shake off,
throw off, escape from, elude, evade, bilk, slip,
run away, get away
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
2. fail to experience (Freq. 8)
- Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
• Syn:
miss
• Hypernyms:
avoid
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. escape potentially unpleasant consequences;
get away with a forbidden action (Freq. 7)
- She gets away with murder!
- I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities
• Syn:
get off, get away, get by, get out
• Hypernyms:
avoid
• Hyponyms:
evade
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
4. be incomprehensible to;
escape understanding by (Freq. 2)
- What you are seeing in him eludes me
• Syn:
elude
• Derivationally related forms:
elusive (for: elude)
• Hypernyms:
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle,
mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox,
stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
• Hyponyms:
defy, resist, refuse
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to escape Sue
5. 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
• Syn:
get away
• Derivationally related forms:
escapist
• Hypernyms:
get away, break loose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
6. flee;
take to one's heels;
cut and run
- If you see this man, run!
- The burglars escaped before the police showed up
• Syn:
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam,
lam, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods,
fly the coop, break away
• Derivationally related forms:
runaway (for: run away), lam (for: lam)
• Hypernyms:
leave, go forth, go away
• Hyponyms:
flee, fly, take flight, skedaddle
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
7. issue or leak, as from a small opening
- Gas escaped into the bedroom
• Hypernyms:
issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
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