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run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"

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"

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"

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

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"

run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"

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"

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"

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

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"

An apophyge.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

An apophyge.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

To flee from; get out of the way of; to come safely out of; to avoid; to be unaffected by.

To get out of danger; to flow out; to slip away.

A getting away from danger; flight; deliverance.

To flee from: to pass unobserved: to evade.

Act of escaping: flight from danger or from prison.

Act of fleeing from; avoidance of harm.

To evade; elude; shun by flight.

To gain safety by flight; be left unharmed.

To flee and get away from.

To succeed in getting away from something; also, to elude notice.

A successful flight; deliverance from some evil.

Issue, as of a fluid; leakage.

The act of fleeing from danger; a being passed without receiving injury; excuse; subterfuge; an evasion of legal restraint or the custody of the sheriff, without due course of law. Escape-warrant, a process addressed to all sheriffs, &c., to capture a runaway prisoner.

To free from and avoid without harm or unobserved; to avoid the danger of.

To flee and be secure from danger; to be passed without harm.

A getting away from danger; flight; excuse; evasion; subterfuge.

A plant originally cultivated, now found wild.

n. Act of getting out of danger; flight;—state of being passed by without injury;—act of avoiding notice; evasion; excuse; subterfuge; —freedom from legal restraint or custody.

To fly, to avoid; to pass unobserved.

To fly, to get out of danger.

Flight, the act of getting out of danger; in law, violent or privy evasion out of lawful restraint; oversight, mistake.