escape

1.the act of escaping physically;

he made his escape from the mental hospital

2.an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy;

romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life

3.the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container;

they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe

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

5.nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do;

his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible

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

8.a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

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!

4.be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by;

What you are seeing in him eludes me

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

7.flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;

If you see this man, run!