escape /is-kāpˈ/

1. To free oneself from
2. To pass out of danger from
3. To evade or elude

1. To come off or come through in safety
2. To emerge into or gain freedom
3. To flee
4. To slip out
5. To issue
6. To leak

1. The act of escaping
2. A means of escaping
3. The avoidance of danger or harm
4. Flight
5. Flight from reality
6. An outlet
7. An escape valve
8. A leakage
9. An accidental or inadvertent emission
10. An outburst
11. A person or thing that has escaped, esp a garden plant maintaining itself wild
12. The escape key on a computer keyboard (abbrev esc)
13. A sally
14. A prank (obsolete)
15. A venial offence (obsolete)
16. A transgression (obsolete)

Of literature, providing escape from reality

escapˈable adjective

escapade /esˈkə-pād or -pādˈ/ noun

1. An exciting, esp mischievous, adventure
2. An escape (archaic)

escapado /-āˈdō/ noun (pl escapāˈdoes)

1. An escaped villain
2. An escapade (Sp escapada)

escapeeˈ noun

A person who has escaped, esp from prison

escapeˈless adjective

escapeˈment noun

1. Part of a clock or watch connecting the wheelwork with the pendulum or balance, and allowing a tooth to escape at each vibration
2. The clearance in a piano between the string and the hammer after it has struck the string, while the key is held down
3. An escape (archaic)

escāpˈer noun

escāpˈism noun

Escape from (esp unpleasant) reality

escāpˈist noun

Someone who seeks escape, esp from reality (also adjective)

escapolˈogist noun

escapolˈogy noun

1. The study or use of methods of escape from any sort of constraint or confinement
2. (loosely) escapism

escape character noun (computing)

1. A control character that often terminates an action, etc
2. (in pl) a special sequence of control characters used to control a printer

escape clause noun

A clause in a contract, etc that releases one from that contract under certain circumstances

escape hatch noun

An emergency means of escape from a ship, submarine, etc

escape key noun

A function key on some computer keyboards, used to cancel commands, to leave a program, etc

escape mechanism noun (psychology)

A mental process by which a person avoids something unpleasant

escape road noun

A short track leading off a road on a steep hill, sharp bend, etc, for vehicles going out of control

escape sequence noun (computing)

A sequence of characters, usu beginning with an escape character, that gives or initiates a command

escape valve noun

A valve to let steam, etc escape when wanted

escape velocity noun (physics)

The minimum velocity needed to escape from the gravitation field of a body

escape wheel noun

The wheel that the pallets act upon in a clock

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