Meaning & Definition of Escape in English

1. 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. 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"

3. 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"

4. An avoidance of danger or difficulty

• "That was a narrow escape"

5. A means or way of escaping

• "Hard work was his escape from worry"

• "They installed a second hatch as an escape"

• "Their escape route"

6. A plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

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"

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

1. Run away from confinement

• "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"

2. Fail to experience

• "Fortunately, i missed the hurricane"

3. 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. Be incomprehensible to

• Escape understanding by

• "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

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"

6. Flee

• Take to one's heels

• Cut and run

• "If you see this man, run!"

• "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

7. Issue or leak, as from a small opening

• "Gas escaped into the bedroom"