escape

1 of 3

verb

es·cape i-ˈskāp How to pronounce escape (audio)

e-,

dialectal ik-ˈskāp

escaped; escaping

intransitive verb

: to get away (as by flight)

escaped from prison

: to issue from confinement

gas is escaping

of a plant : to run wild from cultivation

: to avoid a threatening evil

the boat sank but the crew escaped

transitive verb

: to get free of : break away from

escape the jungle

escape the solar system

: to get or stay out of the way of : avoid

efforts to escape poverty

: to fail to be noticed or recallable by

his name escapes me

: to issue from

a smile escaped me

: to be uttered involuntarily by

a sigh of relief escaped her

escaper noun

escape

2 of 3

noun

: an act or instance of escaping: such as

: flight from confinement

: evasion of something undesirable

: leakage or outflow especially of a fluid

: distraction or relief from routine or reality

: a means of escape

: a cultivated plant run wild

or less commonly Escape : escape key

escape

3 of 3

adjective

: providing a means of escape

escape literature

: providing a means of evading a regulation, claim, or commitment

an escape clause in a contract

Example Sentences

Verb They managed to escape from the burning building. He needed a vacation to escape the routine of daily life. She moved to the city to escape the memory of her mother's death. trying to help people to escape poverty trying to help people to escape from poverty He succeeded in escaping punishment for many years. A few passengers somehow escaped injury. She barely escaped death when her car slid off the road. Several passengers escaped without injury. Noun The prisoners attempted a daring escape. He celebrated his escape from his boring job with a long vacation. She had a lucky escape when she wasn't injured in the accident. She managed to avoid serious injury, but it was a narrow escape. The door was locked; there was no escape. Gardening offered an escape from her busy life. an accidental escape of poisonous gases trying to prevent further escape of liquid See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

In one case, a good Samaritan knocked a handgun out of another would-be robber's hands in Washington Heights, Sliwa said, giving the victim a chance to escape.

Fox News, 14 Sep. 2022 The blood found throughout the neighborhood—on sidewalks and at least one other neighboring house—further painted a harrowing picture of Murr’s desperate attempt to escape his murderers the night before.

Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2022 According to court documents, in an attempt to escape, McKinney drove over the curb and onto the sidewalk, crashing through the front window and wall of a business.

Ayana Hamilton, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2022 For millions of Americans, President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation offers a life-changing chance to escape the burden of debt.

Collin Binkley, ajc, 25 Aug. 2022 Fish near the surface would sometimes jump into the air in a desperate attempt to escape, but the dolphins were able to stay on target.

Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2022 Despite being boxed in, the teen driver began ramming the patrol cars in an attempt to escape, police say.

Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 With its jaw back open, that is your chance to escape.

Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 The special occasion fell in the middle of a trip to Paris for fashion week, so the couple took the opportunity to escape to the South of France for a few days, sharing the trip on Beck's YouTube channel.

Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2022

Noun

And his saga — at least its first part — sanctifies the joy of escape as an act of redemptive moral rebellion.

Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022 The Trump supporters were suddenly corralled, with no avenue of escape.

Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022 Thrilling narratives of escape from captivity during World War II are legion.

Alex Kershaw, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Here are five that fit the bill; several are also set in locales that add a sense of escape amid the drama.

Karen Macpherson, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Better to just let the little waves of intensity carry you from one conversation to the next, along with Alan’s evolving efforts at healing and inevitable contemplations of escape.

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2022 Labor Day weekend is when the last big rush of summer vacationers packs the roads and the skies, eager for an escape before school gets in full swing.

Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 Jackson was taken to the California Institution for Women in Chino and could face charges for the escape, officials said.

Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Set in the Hotel Fontaine in New York City during Christmas, the holiday pic sees Georgia, played by Petsch, as a hotel manager who attracts eclectic guests looking for an escape from their everyday lives.

Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2022

Adjective

One more benefit of recounting and recording your dreams is simply escape.

David G. Allan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Both works draw a line between the anti-escape devices used to control the enslaved and the subtler constraints on contemporary Black dissent.

Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022 If possible, collect the bat in an escape-proof container with air holes and take to a local veterinarian for euthanasia.

Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2022 On Wednesday, the 40-year-old stunt performer shared an update on his health after he was hospitalized last week following an escape act gone wrong at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, where the show is being filmed.

Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 20 Oct. 2021 Authorities searched around Stevenson Park but could not locate Tidwell, who will face additional escape charges, the sheriff’s office said.

Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 4 Dec. 2019 Another epic escape act seems improbable, but can't be ruled out if Di Francesco gets his tactics right in Rome.

Stevens Griffiths, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018 During his final three matches at the sectional, Skokna consistently employed a strategy of letting his opponent get escape points without trying to keep him down.

Patrick Kelly, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018 The Saturn 5, which flew 13 times, had an Earth-escape payload capacity of more than 100,000 pounds, about three times the capability of the Falcon Heavy.

William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2018 See More

Kids Definition

escape 1 of 2

verb

es·cape i-ˈskāp How to pronounce escape (audio)

escaped; escaping

: to get away : get free or clear

Everyone escaped from the burning building.

: to keep free of : avoid

She managed to escape injury.

: to fail to be noticed or remembered by

The name escapes me.

: to leak out

Gas is escaping from the tank.

escape

2 of 2

noun

: the act of getting away

a narrow escape

: a way of getting away

… there was no escape except up the cliff.

Jack London, The Call of the Wild

Medical Definition

escape 1 of 3

verb

es·cape is-ˈkāp How to pronounce escape (audio)

escaped; escaping

intransitive verb

: to avoid or find relief from something by means of an escape

transitive verb

: to avoid or find relief from (something) by means of an escape

he was unable to escape reality

escape

2 of 3

noun

: an act or instance of escaping: as

: evasion of something undesirable

find no method of escape from pain and suffering

: distraction or relief from routine or reality

especially : mental distraction or relief by flight into idealizing fantasy or fiction that serves to glorify the self

escape

3 of 3

adjective

: providing a means of escape

escape literature

escape 1 of 2

verb

as in to flee

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

flee
fly
leave
avoid
evade
move
abscond
exit
get out
break free
run off
run away
clear out
go
lam
lose
elude
rescue
depart
shun
liberate
pull out
quit
extricate
release
walk out
free
elope
break out (of)
decamp
emancipate
take off
loose
spring
redeem
disentangle
loosen
unbind
bring off
unchain
manumit
enfranchise
shove (off)
unfetter
uncage
sally (forth)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stay
remain
dwell
hang around
linger
stick around
return
abide
tarry
come back

as in to evade

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment

Synonyms & Similar Words

evade
avoid
elude
prevent
scape
shun
eschew
dodge
deflect
shake
eliminate
fight shy of
duck
thwart
circumvent
stay clear of
finesse
shirk
steer clear of
avert
shuffle (out of)
weasel (out of)
get around
keep clear of
obviate
preclude
parry
exclude
miss
rule out
divert
outsmart
outwit
except
bypass
foil
ban
debar
ward (off)
outfox
frustrate
fox
overreach
bar
skirt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

seek
pursue
accept
embrace
welcome
catch
incur
court
contract

escape

2 of 2

noun

as in break

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement a daring prison escape

Synonyms & Similar Words

break
flight
rescue
getaway
liberation
rout
slip
breakout
lam
release
redemption
salvation
bunk
deliverance
jailbreak
close call
close shave
near miss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

confinement
imprisonment
captivity
incarceration
custody
holding
hold
detention
trouble
risk
retention
immurement
internment
peril
hazard
jeopardy
imperilment
endangerment

as in evasion

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable the reading of science fiction novels as an escape from boring reality

Synonyms & Similar Words

evasion
out
eluding
avoidance
elusion
dodging
shunning
ducking
eschewing
eschewal
bypassing
deflection
cop-out
prevention
circumvention
sidestepping
skirting
shaking
precluding
runaround
averting
obviation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

toleration
submission
endurance
abidance

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of escape are avoid, elude, eschew, evade, and shun. While all these words mean "to get away or keep away from something," escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent.

nothing escapes her sharp eyes

The words avoid and escape can be used in similar contexts, but avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty.

try to avoid past errors

The words elude and escape are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes.

what she sees in him eludes me

While in some cases nearly identical to escape, eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful.

a playwright who eschews melodrama

In some situations, the words evade and escape are roughly equivalent. However, evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding.

evaded the question by changing the subject

The meanings of shun and escape largely overlap; however, shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence.

you have shunned your responsibilities

单词	escape
释义	escape 1 of 3 verb es·cape i-ˈskāp e-, dialectal ik-ˈskāp escaped; escaping intransitive verb 1 a : to get away (as by flight) escaped from prison b : to issue from confinement gas is escaping c of a plant : to run wild from cultivation 2 : to avoid a threatening evil the boat sank but the crew escaped transitive verb 1 : to get free of : break away from escape the jungle escape the solar system 2 : to get or stay out of the way of : avoid efforts to escape poverty 3 : to fail to be noticed or recallable by his name escapes me 4 a : to issue from a smile escaped me b : to be uttered involuntarily by a sigh of relief escaped her escaper noun escape 2 of 3 noun 1 : an act or instance of escaping: such as a : flight from confinement b : evasion of something undesirable c : leakage or outflow especially of a fluid d : distraction or relief from routine or reality 2 : a means of escape 3 : a cultivated plant run wild 4 or less commonly Escape : escape key escape 3 of 3 adjective 1 : providing a means of escape escape literature 2 : providing a means of evading a regulation, claim, or commitment an escape clause in a contract Did you know? If you were being held captive by someone gripping the coat or cloak you were wearing, you might be able to get away by slipping out of it. This is the idea on which the word escape is based. Escape is made up of the Latin prefix ex-, which means “out of,” and the Latin word cappa, which means “head covering” or “cloak.” Synonyms Verb abscond break out (of) clear out flee fly get out lam run away run off Noun break breakout bunk [British] flight getaway lam rout slip See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb They managed to escape from the burning building. He needed a vacation to escape the routine of daily life. She moved to the city to escape the memory of her mother's death. trying to help people to escape poverty trying to help people to escape from poverty He succeeded in escaping punishment for many years. A few passengers somehow escaped injury. She barely escaped death when her car slid off the road. Several passengers escaped without injury. Noun The prisoners attempted a daring escape. He celebrated his escape from his boring job with a long vacation. She had a lucky escape when she wasn't injured in the accident. She managed to avoid serious injury, but it was a narrow escape. The door was locked; there was no escape. Gardening offered an escape from her busy life. an accidental escape of poisonous gases trying to prevent further escape of liquid See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb In one case, a good Samaritan knocked a handgun out of another would-be robber's hands in Washington Heights, Sliwa said, giving the victim a chance to escape. Fox News, 14 Sep. 2022 The blood found throughout the neighborhood—on sidewalks and at least one other neighboring house—further painted a harrowing picture of Murr’s desperate attempt to escape his murderers the night before. Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2022 According to court documents, in an attempt to escape, McKinney drove over the curb and onto the sidewalk, crashing through the front window and wall of a business. Ayana Hamilton, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2022 For millions of Americans, President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation offers a life-changing chance to escape the burden of debt. Collin Binkley, ajc, 25 Aug. 2022 Fish near the surface would sometimes jump into the air in a desperate attempt to escape, but the dolphins were able to stay on target. Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2022 Despite being boxed in, the teen driver began ramming the patrol cars in an attempt to escape, police say. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 With its jaw back open, that is your chance to escape. Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 The special occasion fell in the middle of a trip to Paris for fashion week, so the couple took the opportunity to escape to the South of France for a few days, sharing the trip on Beck's YouTube channel. Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2022 Noun And his saga — at least its first part — sanctifies the joy of escape as an act of redemptive moral rebellion. Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2022 The Trump supporters were suddenly corralled, with no avenue of escape. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022 Thrilling narratives of escape from captivity during World War II are legion. Alex Kershaw, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Here are five that fit the bill; several are also set in locales that add a sense of escape amid the drama. Karen Macpherson, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Better to just let the little waves of intensity carry you from one conversation to the next, along with Alan’s evolving efforts at healing and inevitable contemplations of escape. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2022 Labor Day weekend is when the last big rush of summer vacationers packs the roads and the skies, eager for an escape before school gets in full swing. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 Jackson was taken to the California Institution for Women in Chino and could face charges for the escape, officials said. Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Set in the Hotel Fontaine in New York City during Christmas, the holiday pic sees Georgia, played by Petsch, as a hotel manager who attracts eclectic guests looking for an escape from their everyday lives. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2022 Adjective One more benefit of recounting and recording your dreams is simply escape. David G. Allan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Both works draw a line between the anti-escape devices used to control the enslaved and the subtler constraints on contemporary Black dissent. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022 If possible, collect the bat in an escape-proof container with air holes and take to a local veterinarian for euthanasia. Leada Gore \| Lgore@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2022 On Wednesday, the 40-year-old stunt performer shared an update on his health after he was hospitalized last week following an escape act gone wrong at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, where the show is being filmed. Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 20 Oct. 2021 Authorities searched around Stevenson Park but could not locate Tidwell, who will face additional escape charges, the sheriff’s office said. Howard Koplowitz \| Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 4 Dec. 2019 Another epic escape act seems improbable, but can't be ruled out if Di Francesco gets his tactics right in Rome. Stevens Griffiths, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018 During his final three matches at the sectional, Skokna consistently employed a strategy of letting his opponent get escape points without trying to keep him down. Patrick Kelly, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018 The Saturn 5, which flew 13 times, had an Earth-escape payload capacity of more than 100,000 pounds, about three times the capability of the Falcon Heavy. William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2018 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French escaper, eschaper, from Vulgar Latin excappare, from Latin ex-* + Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak First Known Use Verb 13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing escape escape artist escape hatch escape death escape key escape one's attention escape room escape mechanism escape someone's notice escape the ax escape velocity escape with one's life make good one's escape fire escape make one's escape slip/escape someone's mind escape detection escape valve escape clause See More escape artist escape hatch escape death escape key escape one's attention escape room escape mechanism escape someone's notice escape the ax escape velocity escape with one's life make good one's escape fire escape make one's escape slip/escape someone's mind escape detection escape valve escape clause See More Kids Definition escape 1 of 2 verb es·cape i-ˈskāp escaped; escaping 1 : to get away : get free or clear Everyone escaped from the burning building. 2 : to keep free of : avoid She managed to escape injury. 3 : to fail to be noticed or remembered by The name escapes me. 4 : to leak out Gas is escaping from the tank. escape 2 of 2 noun 1 : the act of getting away a narrow escape 2 : a way of getting away … there was no escape except up the cliff. Jack London, The Call of the Wild Medical Definition escape 1 of 3 verb es·cape is-ˈkāp escaped; escaping intransitive verb : to avoid or find relief from something by means of an escape transitive verb : to avoid or find relief from (something) by means of an escape he was unable to escape reality escape 2 of 3 noun : an act or instance of escaping: as a : evasion of something undesirable find no method of escape from pain and suffering b : distraction or relief from routine or reality especially : mental distraction or relief by flight into idealizing fantasy or fiction that serves to glorify the self escape 3 of 3 adjective : providing a means of escape escape literature Legal Definition escape 1 of 2 intransitive verb es·cape escaped; escaping : to depart from lawful custody with the intent of avoiding confinement or the administration of justice escape 2 of 2 noun 1 : an act or instance of escaping 2 : the criminal offense of escaping escape 1 of 2 verb 1 as in to flee to get free from a dangerous or confining situation everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance flee fly leave avoid evade move abscond exit get out break free run off run away clear out go lam lose elude rescue depart shun liberate pull out quit extricate release walk out free elope break out (of) decamp emancipate take off loose spring redeem disentangle loosen unbind bring off unchain manumit enfranchise shove (off) unfetter uncage sally (forth) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stay remain dwell hang around linger stick around return abide tarry come back See More 2 as in to evade to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment Synonyms & Similar Words evade avoid elude prevent scape shun eschew dodge deflect shake eliminate fight shy of duck thwart circumvent stay clear of finesse shirk steer clear of avert shuffle (out of) weasel (out of) get around keep clear of obviate preclude parry exclude miss rule out divert outsmart outwit except bypass foil ban debar ward (off) outfox frustrate fox overreach bar skirt Antonyms & Near Antonyms seek pursue accept embrace welcome catch incur court contract See More escape 2 of 2 noun 1 as in break the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement a daring prison escape Synonyms & Similar Words break flight rescue getaway liberation rout slip breakout lam release redemption salvation bunk deliverance jailbreak close call close shave near miss Antonyms & Near Antonyms confinement imprisonment captivity incarceration custody holding hold detention trouble risk retention immurement internment peril hazard jeopardy imperilment endangerment See More 2 as in evasion the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable the reading of science fiction novels as an escape from boring reality Synonyms & Similar Words evasion out eluding avoidance elusion dodging shunning ducking eschewing eschewal bypassing deflection cop-out prevention circumvention sidestepping skirting shaking precluding runaround averting obviation Antonyms & Near Antonyms toleration submission endurance abidance Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of escape are avoid, elude, eschew, evade, and shun. While all these words mean "to get away or keep away from something," escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent. nothing escapes her sharp eyes The words avoid and escape can be used in similar contexts, but avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty. try to avoid past errors The words elude and escape are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes. what she sees in him eludes me While in some cases nearly identical to escape, eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful. a playwright who eschews melodrama In some situations, the words evade and escape are roughly equivalent. However, evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding. evaded the question by changing the subject The meanings of shun and escape largely overlap; however, shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence. you have shunned your responsibilities Phrases Containing escape narrow escape hairbreadth escape near escape narrow escape hairbreadth escape near escape
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