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escape

n. a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"

escape

n. an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"

escape

n. a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

flight

n. 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"

escapism

n. 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"

escape character

n. a control character preceding other characters for control purposes, for instance to control a printer or other device

evasion, dodging

n. 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"

leakage, outflow

n. 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"

Escape

n. retailers company

miss

v. fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"

get away, get by, get off

v. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

break loose, get away

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

elude, escape understanding by, be incomprehensible to

v. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving

n. recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"

retreat

n. (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"

beguilement, distraction

n. an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

release, outlet

n. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"

recourse, resort, refuge

n. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

detour

v. travel via a detour

vanish, disappear, go away

v. get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

start, part, take off, set off, set out, start out, set forth, depart

v. leave; "The family took off for Florida"

retreat

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

shelter, bield, provide shelter for

v. provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"

shun, eschew

v. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

dodge, parry, sidestep, duck, hedge, skirt, fudge, evade, circumvent, elude, put off

v. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

evade, elude, bilk

v. escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

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