escape
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3.9
- noun
- /ɪˈskeɪp/
:
fuga
- To ensure safety, the chemical container should have an escape valve that works properly.
- an escape valve
- an escape vent
- an escape hatch
Examples
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The engineer designed a new escape mechanism for the gas canister to prevent leaks.
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The gas pipe had a built-in escape that released pressure when it got too high.
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These are some good New York fire escape views.
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Take the fire escape like on TV.
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I had to pull her off the fire escape.
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Hey, remember when we did that drill down the fire escape?
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Hey, what are you fellows doing on the fire escape?
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The plastic tubes extended above ground to facilitate the escape of displaced air.
Academic text (2006) -
After Mr. Earl's lights go off, I climb down the fire escape and cross the street.
Fiction book (1993) -
From here, we can see a narrow ribbon of brown smoke escape from the chimney pipe.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
363
1.0
An opening or way that lets people leave a place
290
1.0
A small opening that lets water, gas or light escape
103
1.0
An accidental flow of liquid from a container
16
2.8
An opening that lets water or gas flow out
15
3.1
The accidental escape of liquid or gas from a container through a hole
14
4.5
Removing the contents of a container or body, for example waste from a tank
13
4.6
Movement of water, gas or money out of a place
7
8.5
A flow of liquid or gas out through a small opening
4
3.9
A device that opens automatically to let out extra pressure
3
6.4
A pushing out of something by pressure from a container or body
1
3.7
A part on a boiler or similar machine that automatically lets out steam when pressure gets too high
1
8.5
Release of gas from a solid material into the air or space
The release of steam or gas from a closed space into the air
A device that opens by itself to let out extra pressure and prevent explosions
A valve that opens by itself to let out extra pressure in a steam boiler
Slow leaking of liquid from wounds or blood vessels
Antonyms
Compounds
51
2.7
A staircase or metal ladder on the outside of a building used to get out during a fire
4
4.1
A small door in a vehicle or building that lets people get out quickly in an emergency
- Specialized
1
7.7
The speed needed to leave a planet's or star's gravity without more push
- Formal
1
5.5
A part of a contract that lets one or both people cancel it in certain situations
- Jargon
1
6.5
The point when a company grows enough to support itself without extra funding
A performer who frees themselves from locks, chains, or traps in front of an audience
- Neologism
A person who designs and runs live puzzle rooms where players solve clues to find the exit
- Specialized
A device that opens by itself to let out extra pressure and prevent explosions
- Specialized
A wheel with teeth in a mechanical clock or watch that controls how the gears move
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun escape for a device or outlet comes from the same roots ex- 'out' and cappa 'cloak', meaning a way for something to go out. That's why an escape on a machine lets steam or pressure 'get out'.