Definition of escape. Meaning of escape. Synonyms of escape

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Definition of escape

Escape
Escape Es*cape", n. (Bot.) A plant which has escaped from cultivation.
Escape
Escape Es*cape", v. i. 1. To flee, and become secure from danger; -- often followed by from or out of. Haste, for thy life escape, nor look behind?? --Keble. 2. To get clear from danger or evil of any form; to be passed without harm. Such heretics . . . would have been thought fortunate, if they escaped with life. --Macaulay. 3. To get free from that which confines or holds; -- used of persons or things; as, to escape from prison, from arrest, or from slavery; gas escapes from the pipes; electricity escapes from its conductors. To escape out of these meshes. --Thackeray.

Meaning of escape from wikipedia

- escape may refer to: escapism , mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation. escapology , the study and practice of escaping
- 'escape!' is a science fiction short story by isaac asimov . it was first published as 'paradoxical escape' (a publisher's change in the
- a prison escape or prison break is the act of an inmate leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways. normally, when this occurs,
- the ford escape is a compact crossover sold by ford motor company introduced in 2000, as a 2001 model year, and priced below the ford
- in physics , escape velocity is the speed at which the kinetic energy plus the gravitational potential energy of an object is zero it is
- escapology is the practice of escaping from restraint s or other traps. escapologists (also classified as escape artists) escape from
- in computing and telecommunication , an escape character is a character which invokes an alternative interpretation on subsequent
- escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio drama s, airing on cbs from july 7, 1947 to september 25, 1954.
- a fire escape is a special kind of emergency exit , usually mounted to the outside of a building or occasionally inside but separate from
- the next morning luke, upon finding r2-d2, who escaped the night before to seek obi-wan, meets ben kenobi, who reveals himself to be obi-