escape
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1.1
- noun
- /ɪˈskeɪp/
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fuga
- Most importantly, the tunnel is the primary escape route for passengers should they need to evacuate a train.
- escape route
- escape hatch
- escape attempt
Because of my escape from Pennville Payback.
- Because of my escape from Pennville Payback.
- That was the escape from the Cry Madness.
- So what you have here is the escape plan.
- I rather enjoy the escape from the prison.
- The oldest and deepest desire that we have is the great escape, the escape from death.
- But somebody had phoned the prison and said it's it's an escape attempt.
- So what goes on the escape happened so soon after the initial sentencing.
Examples
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The Boyd Gang's dramatic second and unprecedented escape from the Don Jail has ignited the largest manhunt in the nation's history.
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Paul, we're here to get information on Cassius Littlefield, an escape convict who was spotted at your restaurant.
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I rather enjoy the escape from the prison.
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So what you have here is the escape plan.
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Luck had been with her during the escape from her apartment building.
Fiction book (1992) -
Now even Kolchak's escape route was closed.
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Wow, they must have tightened security after Shadow's escape.
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The rescue team facilitated a safe escape for the trapped hikers.
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Her quick thinking allowed for an unexpected escape from the burning building.
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They mapped out the escape route before the storm hit the area.
Synonyms
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4.1
Moving people from a dangerous place to a safer place, for example during a fire
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4.9
A quick secret escape from danger or capture
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3.8
Leaving home or another place without permission when you should stay
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4.6
A quick escape by criminals after a crime
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9.9
A quick escape to avoid being caught by the police
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7.1
An escape from prison or jail that happens suddenly and often uses force
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7.1
The act of moving people away from danger in an emergency
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4.9
A quick move to avoid danger
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6.3
A quick movement that lets someone escape being caught
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8.2
Freeing someone or something that is stuck
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.7
A staircase or metal ladder on the outside of a building used to get out during a fire
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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
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5.5
A part of a contract that lets one or both people cancel it in certain situations
- Jargon
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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 Risky
Surface Forms
Etymology
Escape as a noun originally meant 'a getting out', from ex- 'out' and cappa 'cloak', like a person slipping out of a cloak to flee. So a dramatic escape is the act of getting away from where you were held.