• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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 valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
• 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"
• 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"
• Escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn''t get out from under these responsibilities"
• run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer Escaped from a high security prison"
• flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars Escaped before the police showed up"
• 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"
• be incomprehensible to; Escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

'Escape' in other languages