1.  escape(n = noun.act) 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"
is a kind of running away
has particulars: evasion, break, breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak, getaway, lam, exodus, hegira, hejira, skedaddle, hegira, hejira, underground railroad, underground railway
Derived form verb escape₁

2.  escape(n = noun.act) escapism - 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"
is a kind of diversion, recreation

3.  escape(n = noun.act) dodging, evasion - 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"
is a kind of carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance
has particulars: escape mechanism, malingering, skulking, goldbricking, goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering, circumvention
Derived forms verb escape₂, verb escape₃, verb escape₅

4.  escape(n = noun.act) - an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"
is a kind of avoidance, dodging, shunning, turning away
Derived form verb escape₂

5.  escape(n = noun.act) - a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
is a kind of agency, means, way
Derived form verb escape₁

6.  escape(n = noun.plant) - a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild;
is a kind of flora, plant, plant life

7.  escape(n = noun.event) leak, leakage, outflow - 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"
is a kind of discharge, outpouring, run
Derived form verb escape₇

8.  escape(n = noun.artifact) escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve - 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;
is a kind of regulator, valve

1.  escape(v = verb.motion) break loose, get away - run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
is one way to flee, fly, take flight
Derived forms noun escape₁, noun escape₅, noun escapee₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

2.  escape(v = verb.communication) miss - fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
is one way to avoid
Derived forms noun escape₄, noun escape₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody

3.  escape(v = verb.communication) get away, get by, get off, get out - escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
is one way to avoid
Derived form noun escape₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

4.  escape(v = verb.stative) elude - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
is one way to amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
Sample sentences: The performance is likely to escape Sue

5.  escape(v = verb.social) 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"
is one way to break loose, escape, get away
Derived forms noun escape₃, noun escapist₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

6.  escape(v = verb.motion) break away, bunk, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
is one way to go away, go forth, leave
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

7.  escape(v = verb.change) - issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
is one way to come forth, come out, egress, emerge, go forth, issue
Derived form noun escape₇
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP

1.  To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger. Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.  To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade; as, the fact escaped our attention. [1913 Webster]
"They escaped the search of the enemy." [1913 Webster]

1.  To flee, and become secure from danger; -- often followed by from or out of. [1913 Webster]
"Haste, for thy life escape, nor look behind" [1913 Webster]

2.  To get clear from danger or evil of any form; to be passed without harm. [1913 Webster]
"Such heretics . . . would have been thought fortunate, if they escaped with life." [1913 Webster]

3.  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. [1913 Webster]
"To escape out of these meshes." [1913 Webster]

1.  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. [1913 Webster]
"I would hasten my escape from the windy storm." [1913 Webster]

2.  That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression. [1913 Webster]
"I should have been more accurate, and corrected all those former escapes." [1913 Webster]

3.  A sally. Shak. [1913 Webster]

4.  The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody. [1913 Webster]

5.  A plant which has escaped from cultivation. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
" Escape is technically distinguishable from prison breach, which is the unlawful departure of the prisoner from custody, escape being the permission of the departure by the custodian, either by connivance or negligence. The term escape, however, is applied by some of the old authorities to a departure from custody by stratagem, or without force." Wharton. [1913 Webster]

6.  An apophyge. [1913 Webster]

7.  Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid. [1913 Webster]

8.  Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation. [1913 Webster]

escape, v. & n.
--v.
1 intr. (often foll. by from) get free of the restriction or control of a place, person, etc.
2 intr. (of a gas, liquid, etc.) leak from a container or pipe etc.
3 intr. succeed in avoiding danger, punishment, etc.; get off safely.
4 tr. get completely free of (a person, grasp, etc.).
5 tr. avoid or elude (a commitment, danger, etc.).
6 tr. elude the notice or memory of (nothing escapes you; the name escaped me).
7 tr. (of words etc.) issue unawares from (a person, a person's lips).
--n.
1 the act or an instance of escaping; avoidance of danger, injury, etc.
2 the state of having escaped (was a narrow escape).
3 a means of escaping (often attrib. : escape hatch).
4 a leakage of gas etc.
5 a temporary relief from reality or worry.
6 a garden plant running wild.

Idiom:
escape clause Law a clause specifying the conditions under which a contracting party is free from an obligation. escape road a road for a vehicle to turn into if unable to negotiate a bend, descent, etc., safely (esp. on a racetrack). escape velocity the minimum velocity needed to escape from the gravitational field of a body. escape wheel a toothed wheel in the escapement of a watch or clock.

Derivative:
escapable adj. escaper n.

Etymology:
ME f. AF, ONF escaper ult. f. med.L (as EX-(1), cappa cloak)

N  avoidance, abstention, abstinence, for bearance, refraining, inaction, neutrality, avoidance, evasion, elusion, seclusion, avolation, flight, escape, retreat, recoil, departure, rejection, shirker, truant, fugitive, refugee, runaway, runagate, maroon, unsought, unattempted, avoiding, neutral, shy of, elusive, evasive, fugitive, runaway, shy, wild, Adj, lest, in order to avoid, Int, forbear!, keep off, hands off!, sauve qui peut!, every man for himself!, devil take the hindmost!, things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.

VB  abstain, refrain, spare, not attempt, not do, maintain the even tenor of one's way, eschew, keep from, let alone, have nothing to do with, keep aloof keep off, stand aloof, stand off, hold aloof, hold off, take no part in, have no hand in, avoid, shun, steer clear of, keep clear of, fight shy of, keep one's distance, keep at a respectful distance, keep out of the way, get out of the way, evade, elude, turn away from, set one's face against, deny oneself, shrink back, hang back, hold back, draw back, recoil, retire, flinch, blink, blench, shy, shirk, dodge, parry, make way for, give place to, beat a retreat, turn tail, turn one's back, take to one's heels, runaway, run for one's life, cut and run, be off like a shot, fly, flee, fly away, flee away, run away from, take flight, take to flight, desert, elope, make off, scamper off, sneak off, shuffle off, sheer off, break away, tear oneself away, slip away, slink away, steel away, make away from, scamper away from, sneak away from, shuffle away from, sheer away from, slip cable, part company, turn one's heel, sneak out of, play truant, give one the go by, give leg bail, take French leave, slope, decamp, flit, bolt, abscond, levant, skedaddle, absquatulat, cut one's stick, walk one's chalks, show a light pair of heels, make oneself scarce, escape, go away, abandon, reject, lead one a dance, lead one a pretty dance, throw off the scent, play at hide and seek, Adj, unsought, unattempted, avoiding, neutral, shy of, elusive, evasive, fugitive, runaway, shy, wild.

N  safety, security, surety, impregnability, invulnerability, invulnerableness, danger past, danger over, storm blown over, coast clear, escape, means of escape, blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve, safeguard, palladium, guardianship, wardship, wardenship, tutelage, custody, safekeeping, preservation, protection, auspices, safe-conduct, escort, convoy, guard, shield, guardian angel, tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint, genius loci, protector, guardian, warden, warder, preserver, custodian, duenna, chaperon, third person, watchdog, bandog, Cerberus, watchman, patrolman, policeman, cop, dick, fuzz, smokey, peeler, zarp, sentinel, sentry, scout, garrison, guardship, refuge &c, anchor, precaution, quarantine, cordon sanitaire, confidence, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward, guard, secure, entrench, intrench, fence round, house, nestle, ensconce, take charge of, escort, convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard, patrol, make assurance doubly sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter, Adj, safe, secure, sure, in safety, in security, on the safe side, under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing, under cover, under lock and key, out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way, unharmed, unscathed, on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water, unthreatened, unmolested, protected, cavendo tutus, panoplied, snug, seaworthy, weatherproof, waterproof, fireproof, defensible, tenable, proof against, invulnerable, unassailable, unattackable, impenetrable, impregnable, imperdible, inexpugnable, Achillean, safe and sound, scathless, unhazarded, not dangerous, unthreatening, harmless, friendly (cooperative), protecting, protective, guardian, tutelary, preservative, trustworthy, ex abundanti cautela, with impunity, all's well, salva res est, suave mari magno, a couvert, e terra alterius spectare laborem, Dieu vous garde.

VB  be safe, keep one's head above water, tide over, save one's bacon, ride out the storm, weather the storm, light upon one's feet, land on one's feet, bear a charmed life, escape, make safe, render safe Adj, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward, guard, secure, entrench, intrench, fence round, house, nestle, ensconce, take charge of, escort, convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard, patrol, make assurance doubly sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter.

N  escape, scape, avolation, elopement, flight, evasion, retreat, narrow escape, hairbreadth escape, close call, come off, impunity, loophole, path, refuse, vent, vent peg, safety valve, drawbridge, fire escape, reprieve, liberation, refugee, escaping, escaped, stolen away, fled, the bird has flown the coop.

VB  escape, scape, make one's escape, effect one's escape, make good one's escape, break jail, get off, get clear off, get well out of, echapper belle, save one's bacon, save one's skin, weather the storm, escape scot-free, elude &c, make off, march off, give one the slip, slip through the hands, slip through the fingers, slip the collar, wriggle out of prison, break out, break loose, break loose from prison, break away, slip away, get away, find vent, find a hole to creep out of, disappear, vanish.

N  liberation, disengagement, release, enlargement, emancipation, disenthrallment, disenthralment, affranchisement, enfranchisement, manumission, discharge, dismissal, deliverance, redemption, extrication, acquittance, absolution, acquittal, escape, liberated, out of harness, Int, unhand me!, let me go!.

VB  liberate, free, set free, set clear, set at liberty, render free, emancipate, release, enfranchise, affranchise, manumit, enlarge, disband, discharge, disenthrall, disenthral, dismiss, let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip, cast adrift, turn adrift, deliver, absolve, unfetter &c, untie, loose, loosen, relax, unbolt, unbar, unclose, uncork, unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain, unharness, unleash, disengage, disentangle, clear, extricate, unloose, gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty, get rid of, get clear of, deliver oneself from, shake off the yoke, slip the collar, break loose, break prison, tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels, escape.

VB  violate, break, break through, infringe, set aside, set at naught, encroach upon, trench upon, trample on, trample under foot, slight, neglect, evade, renounce, forswear, repudiate, wash one's hands of, escape, transgress, fail, call to account.

VB  emerge, emanate, issue, egress, go out of, come out of, move out of, pass out of, pour out of, flow out of, pass out of, evacuate, exude, transude, leak, run through, out through, percolate, transcolate, egurgitate, strain, distill, perspire, sweat, drain, ooze, filter, filtrate, dribble, gush, spout, flow out, well, well out, pour, trickle, effuse, extravasate, disembogue, discharge itself, debouch, come forth, break forth, burst out, burst through, find vent, escape.

escape cock, escape expert, escape from, escape hatch, escape mechanism, escape notice, escape valve, escape velocity, escape wheel, fire escape, narrow escape