"escape" | Definition and Related Words

escape

Noun

The act of escaping physically (synset 100059563)
"he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"

is a type of: running away - the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be
subtypes:
- evasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
- break, breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak - an escape from jail
- getaway, lam - a rapid escape (as by criminals)
- exodus, hegira, hejira - a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
- skedaddle - a hasty flight
specific instances:
- hegira, hejira - the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
- underground railroad, underground railway - secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War
same as: flight
An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy (synset 100430425)
"romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"

is a type of: diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

same as: escapism
Nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (synset 100742010)
"his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"

is a type of: carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance - failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
subtypes:
- escape mechanism - a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities
- malingering, skulking - evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
- goldbricking, goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering - the evasion of work or duty
- circumvention - the act of evading by going around
same as: dodging, evasion
An avoidance of danger or difficulty (synset 100205048)
"that was a narrow escape"

is a type of: avoidance, dodging, shunning, turning away - deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
A means or way of escaping (synset 100174132)
"hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"

is a type of: agency, means, way - thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
A plant originally cultivated but now growing wild (synset 111573870)
is a type of: flora, plant, plant life - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
The discharge of a fluid from some container (synset 107451261)
"they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"

is a type of: discharge, outpouring, run - the pouring forth of a fluid

same as: leak, leakage, outflow
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 (synset 104134734)
is a type of:
- regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
- valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
same as: escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve

Verb

Run away from confinement (synset 202078906)
"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"

is a type of: flee, fly, take flight - run away quickly
subtypes:
- break, break away, break out - move away or escape suddenly
- escape from, shake, shake off, throw off - get rid of
- bilk, elude, evade - escape, either physically or mentally
- exfiltrate - escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control
- slip - move smoothly and easily
- run away - escape from the control of
- escape, get away - remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
same as: break loose, get away
Fail to experience (synset 200812219)
"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"

is a type of: avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

same as: miss
Escape potentially unpleasant consequences;
Get away with a forbidden action (synset 200812391)
"She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

is a type of: avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

subtypes: evade - use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

same as: get away, get by, get off, get out
Be incomprehensible to;
Escape understanding by (synset 202729107)
"What you are seeing in him eludes me"

is a type of: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex - be a mystery or bewildering to

subtypes: defy, refuse, resist - elude, especially in a baffling way

same as: elude
Remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion (synset 202605001)
"We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"

is a type of: break loose, escape, get away - run away from confinement

same as: get away
Flee;
Take to one's heels;
Cut and run (synset 202079296)
"If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

is a type of: go away, go forth, leave - go away from a place
subtypes:
- flee, fly, take flight - run away quickly
- skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic
same as: break away, bunk, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
Issue or leak, as from a small opening (synset 200531097)
"Gas escaped into the bedroom"

is a type of: come forth, come out, egress, emerge, go forth, issue - come out of

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