escape

escape (http://definr.com/escape)

     n 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" [syn: flight]
     2: an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through
        diversion or fantasy; "he escaped into romantic novels";
        "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism" [syn: escapism]
     3: 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" [syn: leak, leakage, outflow]
     4: 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 [syn: safety valve, {relief
        valve}, escape valve, escape cock]
     5: 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" [syn: evasion,
         dodging]
     6: an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow
        escape"
     7: a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from
        worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape";
        "their escape route"
     8: a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
     v 1: run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped
          from a high security prison" [syn: get away, {break
          loose}]
     2: fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
        [syn: miss]
     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" [syn: get off,
         get away, get by, get out]
     4: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you
        are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: elude]
     5: issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into
        the bedroom"
     6: 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" [syn: get away]