escape

es·cape  (-skp)

v. es·caped, es·cap·ing, es·capes

v.intr.

1. To break loose from confinement; get free: escape from jail.

2. To issue from confinement or an enclosure; leak or seep out: Gas was escaping from the vent.

3. To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome: escaped from the accident with their lives.

4. Botany To become established in the wild. Used of a cultivated species.

5. Computer Science To interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program by using a key, combination of keys, or key sequence.

v.tr.

1. To succeed in avoiding: The thief escaped punishment.

2. To break loose from; get free of: The spacecraft escaped Earth's gravitational field.

3. To elude the memory or comprehension of: Her name escapes me. The book's significance escaped him.

4. To issue involuntarily from: A sigh escaped my lips.

n.

1. The act or an instance of escaping.

2. A means of escaping.

3. A means of obtaining temporary freedom from worry, care, or unpleasantness: Television is my escape from worry.

4. A gradual effusion from an enclosure; a leakage.

5. Botany A plant that has become established away from the area of cultivation.

6. Computer Science A key, combination of keys, or key sequence, used especially to interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program.

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[Middle English escapen, from Old North French escaper, from Vulgar Latin *excappre, to get out of one's cape, get away : Latin ex-, ex- + Medieval Latin cappa, cloak.]

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es·capa·ble adj.

es·caper n.

Synonyms: escape, avoid, shun, eschew, evade, elude
These verbs mean to get or stay away from persons or things. Escape can mean to get free or to remain untouched or unaffected by something unwanted: "Let no guilty man escape, if it can be avoided" (Ulysses S. Grant).
Avoid always involves an effort to keep away from what is considered to be a source of danger or difficulty: avoiding strenuous exercise.
Shun refers to deliberately keeping clear of what is unwelcome or undesirable: "Family friends ... she shunned like the plague" (John Galsworthy).
Eschew involves staying clear of something because to do otherwise would be unwise or morally wrong: "Eschew evil, and do good" (Book of Common Prayer).
Evade implies adroit maneuvering and sometimes implies dishonesty or irresponsibility: tried to evade jury duty.
To elude is to get away from artfully: eluded their pursuers.

Usage Note: Traditionally, escape is used with from when it means "break loose" and with a direct object when it means "avoid." Thus we might say The forger escaped from prison by hiding in a laundry truck, but The forger escaped prison when he turned in his accomplices in order to get a suspended sentence. In recent years, however, escape has been used with a direct object in the sense "break free of": The spacecraft will acquire sufficient velocity to escape the sun's gravitational attraction. This usage is well established and should be regarded as standard.

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escape

Verb

[-caping, -caped]

1. to get away or break free from (confinement)

2. to manage to avoid (something dangerous, unpleasant, or difficult)

3. (of gases, liquids, etc.) to leak gradually

4. to elude; be forgotten by: those little round cakes whose name escapes me

Noun

1. the act of escaping or state of having escaped

2. a way of avoiding something difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant: his frequent illnesses provided an escape from intolerable stress

3. a means of relaxation or relief: he found temporary escape through the local cinema

4. a leakage of gas or liquid [Late Latin e- out + cappa cloak]

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Escape

drapetomania

a mania for running away.

enatation

Obsolete, swimming away, especially escaping by swimming.

escapism

the art or technique of escaping from chains, locked trunks, etc., especially when exhibited as a form of entertainment. — escapist, n., adj.

fugitation

fleeing from justice, as by a criminal.

hegira

a flight or escape to safety.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	escape - the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt" flight running away - the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be evasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak, break - an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" lam, getaway - a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" exodus, hegira, hejira - a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment skedaddle - a hasty flight
	2.	escape - an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism" escapism diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
	3.	escape - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive" dodging, evasion negligence, nonperformance, carelessness, neglect - failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances escape mechanism - a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities malingering, skulking - evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering" goldbricking, goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering - the evasion of work or duty circumvention - the act of evading by going around
	4.	escape - an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape" avoidance, shunning, turning away, dodging - deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
	5.	escape - a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route" means, way, agency - how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
	6.	escape - a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
	7.	escape - the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" leakage, outflow, leak outpouring, discharge, run - the pouring forth of a fluid
	8.	escape - a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
Verb	1.	escape - run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" get away, break loose break away, break out, break - move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" escape from, shake off, throw off, shake - get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" elude, evade, bilk - escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" slip - move smoothly and easily; "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble" run away - escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all" get away, escape - remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
	2.	escape - fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane" miss avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"
	3.	escape - escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" get away, get by, get off, get out evade - use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades" avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"
	4.	escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me" elude bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" resist, defy, refuse - elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
	5.	escape - remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer" get away escape, get away, break loose - run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
	6.	escape - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic
	7.	escape - issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom" egress, come forth, emerge, go forth, come out, issue - come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"

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escape

verb 1. get away, flee, take off, fly, bolt, skip, slip away, abscond, decamp, hook it (slang) do a runner (slang) do a bunk Brit. (slang) fly the coop U.S., Canad. (informal) make a break for it, slip through your fingers, skedaddle (informal) take a powder U.S., Canad. (slang) make your getaway, take it on the lam U.S., Canad. (slang) break free or out, make or effect your escape, run away or off, do a Skase Austral. (informal)

verb 2. avoid, miss, evade, dodge, shun, elude, duck, steer clear of, circumvent, body-swerve Scot.

verb 3. be forgotten by, be beyond (someone), baffle, elude, puzzle, stump

verb 4. (usually with from) leak out, flow out, drain away, discharge, gush out, emanate, seep out, exude, spurt out, spill out, pour forth

noun 5. getaway, break, flight, break-out, bolt, decampment

noun 6. avoidance, evasion, circumvention, elusion

noun 7. relaxation, relief, recreation, distraction, diversion, pastime

noun 8. leak, emission, discharge, outpouring, gush, spurt, outflow, leakage, drain, seepage, issue, emanation, efflux, effluence, outpour

Translations

escape [ɪˈskeɪp] n (gen) → fuga;

(TECH) → escape m;

(from duties) → escapatoria;

(from chase) → evasión f

vi (gen) → escaparse (= flee); huir, evadirse

vt → evitar, eludir [+ consequences]; escapar a;

to escape from [+ place] → escaparse de [+ person]; huir de [+ clutches]; librarse de;

to escape to [+ another place, freedom, safety] → huir a;

to escape notice → pasar desapercibido

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escape [ɪˈskeɪp] n → évasion f, fuite f [of gas etc]; fuite;

(Tech) → échappement m

vi → s'échapper, fuir;

(from jail) → s'évader (fig); s'en tirer, en réchapper (= leak); fuir; s'échapper

vt → échapper à;

to escape from [+ person] → échapper à [+ place]; s'échapper de (fig); fuir;

to escape to [+ another place] → fuir à, s'enfuir à;

to escape to safety → se réfugier dans or gagner un endroit sûr;

to escape notice → passer inaperçu(e);

his name escapes me → son nom m'échappe

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escape [ɪsˈkeɪp] n → Flucht f;

(Tech) (of liquid) → Ausfließen nt;

(of gas) → Ausströmen nt;

(of air, heat) → Entweichen nt

vi → entkommen;

(from prison) → ausbrechen;

(liquid) → ausfließen;

(gas) → ausströmen;

(air, heat) → entweichen

vt (pursuers etc) → entkommen +dat;

(punishment etc) → entgehen +dat;

his name escapes me → sein Name ist mir entfallen;

to escape from → flüchten aus;

(prison) → ausbrechen aus;

(person) → entkommen +dat;

to escape to Peru → nach Peru fliehen;

to escape to safety → sich in Sicherheit bringen;

to escape notice → unbemerkt bleiben

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escape [ɪˈskeɪp] n → evasione f; fuga; [of gas etc] → fuga, fuoriuscita

vi → fuggire;

(from jail) → evadere, scappare;

(fig) → sfuggire (= leak); uscire

vt → sfuggire a;

to escape from sb → sfuggire a qn;

to escape to [+ another place] → fuggire in [+ freedom, safety]; fuggire verso;

to escape notice → passare inosservato(a)

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escape

v escape [iˈskeip]

1 to gain freedom He escaped from prison. ontsnapping يَهْرُب избягвам uprchnout flygte; undslippe entkommen δραπετεύω escapar(se) põgenema, pääsema فرار کردن karata, paeta s'évader (de) לִברוֹח भागना pobjeći megszökik melarikan diri sleppa, brjóstast út, flÿja evadere 逃げる 도망하다 pabėgti izbēgt (no ieslodzījuma) terlepas ontsnappen slippe ut, unnslippe, gå fri uciekać escapar a evada совершать побег ujsť pobegniti pobeći rymma หนี kaçmak 逃跑 врятуватися بندش سے آزاد ہونا trốn thoát 逃跑

2 to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc) She escaped the infection. ontkoming يَتَجَنَّب изшлъзвам се uniknout undgå entgehen ξεφεύγω, γλιτώνω salvarse (de), librarse (de) vältima جان سالم به در بردن؛ نجات یافتن välttää échapper (à) לְהִימָלֵט बचकर भाग जाना izbjeći elkerül menghindari komast hjá evitare のがれる 벗어나다 išvengti izvairīties elak mislopen slippe unna, unngå unikać escapar a a scăpa (de) избежать uniknúť izogniti se izbeći slippa undan, undkomma หลบหนี kurtulmak 避免 утекти; уникнути کسی چیز سے بچ نکلنا tránh được 避免

3 to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of) The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory. ontwyking يَمْلُص، يَغيب عن البال изплъзвам се ujít undslippe entfallen διαφεύγω escapar, pasar inadvertido tähele panemata jääma, mitte meenuma به یاد نیاوردن؛ فراموش کردن jäädä huomaamatta, unohtua échapper (à) לְהֵיעָלֵם बचना promaknuti elkerül (figyelmet) luput gleymast sfuggire のがれる 기억되지 않다 praslysti, išslysti piemirst; izgaist (no atmiņas) menghindari ontgaan unngå oppmerksomhet, ikke huske uchodzić escapar a scăpa ускользать uniknúť uiti promaći undgå, falla ur minnet จำไม่ได้ akla gelmemek, hatırlamamak 未被注意到 випадати حافظے سے نکل جانا bị bỏ sót 未被注意到

4 (of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe. ontsnap يَنْبَعِث، يَتَسَرَّب измъквам се ucházet strømme ud; slippe ud; løbe ud ausströmen διαρρέω fugarse välja voolama درز کردن؛ نشت کردن vuotaa (s')échapper לְהִשתַחרֵר रिसाव istjecati elillan, kiömlik, szökik bocor leka fuoriuscire 漏れる 새다 veržtis, nutekėti (par gāzi) noplūst bocor ontsnappen slippe ut ulatniać się escapar a se scurge улетучиваться uniknúť uhajati curiti läcka รั่ว sızmak, kaçmak 漏出 виділятися; звітрюватися رسنا ، اخراج کرنا یا ہونا thoát ra 漏出

n

(act of) escaping; state of having escaped Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas. ontsnappings, ontvlugtings إنْبِعاث، تَسَرُّب бягство útěk, únik flugt; udslip die Flucht, das Entweichen απόδραση, διαφυγή, διαρροή fuga põgenemine, väljavool فرار؛ نشت pako, vuoto évasion; fuite בְּרִיחָה छुटकारा bijeg, bježanje (meg)szökés pelarian flótti; gasleki fuga, evasione 逃亡 도망, 벗어나기, 누출 pabėgimas, nutekėjimas bēgšana; izglābšanās; gāzes (noplūde) kebocoran ontsnapping flukt ucieczka, wyciek fuga evadare; scurgere побег; утечка útek; únik pobeg; uhajanje bekstvo rymning, flykt, läcka การหนี; การรั่ว kaçış, sızma 逃跑，逸出 втеча بچاؤ sự trốn thoát 逃跑，逸出

n eˈscapism

the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc. ontvlugting هُروب من الواقِع إلى الخَيال бягство eskapismus eskapisme; virkelighedsflugt die Flucht vor der Realität τάση φυγής από την πραγματικότητα escapismo eskapism گریز گرایی eskapismi évasion (du réel) מִפלָט מִן הַמְצִיאוּת पलायनवाद bijeg od stvarnosti légvárépítés eskapisme veruleikaflótti evasione dalla realtà 現実逃避 현실 도피(행위) bėgimas nuo tikrovės bēgšana no īstenības eskapisme escapisme virkelighetsflukt, eskapisme eskapizm escapismo es­ca­pism эскапизм eskapizmus beg iz resničnosti beg od stvarnosti eskapism การหลบเลี่ยงความเป็นจริงโดยการปล่อยอารมณ์ไปกับการฝันกลางวัน kaçınmacılık, gerçeklerden kaçış 逃避現實 намагання відійти від дійсності فراریت sự chạy trốn thực tại 逃避现实

n eˈscapist

, adjective. ontvlugter, ontsnapper تَهَرُّبي، مُتَهَرِّب من الواقِع който бяга от действителността únikový eskapistisk Zerstreuungs-... που κάνει κπ. να ξεφύγει από την πραγματικότητα escapista eskapist گریز گرای eskapisti d'évasion קָלִיל וּמבָדֵר पलायनवादी eskapistički, onaj koji bježi od stvarnosti légvárépítő eskapis sá sem stundar veruleikaflótta 現実逃避者 [] な 현실 도피가; 현실 도피적인 kuris bėga nuo tikrovės tāds, kurš bēg no īstenības orang yang lari dari kenyataan escapist eskapist marzyciel(ski) escapista epileptic эскапист(ский) utečenec; únikový ki se izogiba resničnosti begunac od stvarnosti eskapist ที่หลบเลี่ยงความเป็นจริงโดยการปล่อยอารมณ์ไปกับการฝันกลางวัน kaçınmacı 逃避主義 той, хто ухиляється від військової служби فراریت کا قائل người chạy trốn thực tế 逃避主义