escapes

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Definitions

noun

The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.“The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.”
Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
Something that has escaped; an escapee.
A holiday, viewed as time away from the vicissitudes of life.

verb

To get free; to free oneself.“The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe.”
To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.“He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail.”
To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.“Luckily, I escaped with only a fine.”
To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.“The name of the hotel escapes me at present.”

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Synonyms

get away get out break loose escapism get off elude evasion dodging get by miss outflow leakage leak flight relief valve safety valve

Rhymes

traipse sour grapes drapes gapes rapes stapes grapes apes tapes scrapes

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