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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- 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
- escape :run away from confinement
- The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
- 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
- escape :fail to experience
- Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
- 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
- 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
- escape :an avoidance of danger or difficulty
- escape :be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
- What you are seeing in him eludes me