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Definitions of escape
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To flee and be secure from danger; to be passed without harm. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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To flee from; get out of the way of; to come safely out of; to avoid; to be unaffected by. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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To flee from: to pass unobserved: to evade. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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To evade; elude; shun by flight. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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To flee and get away from. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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To get clear from danger or evil of any form; to be passed without harm. Webster Dictionary DB
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To flee, and become secure from danger; - often followed by from or out of. Webster Dictionary DB
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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. Webster Dictionary DB
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To get out of danger; to flow out; to slip away. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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To gain safety by flight; be left unharmed. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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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" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger. Webster Dictionary DB
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To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade; as, the fact escaped our attention. Webster Dictionary DB
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To succeed in getting away from something; also, to elude notice. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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To free from and avoid without harm or unobserved; to avoid the danger of. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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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" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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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 Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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An apophyge. Webster Dictionary DB
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The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape. Webster Dictionary DB
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That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression. Webster Dictionary DB
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The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody. Webster Dictionary DB
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Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid. Webster Dictionary DB
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Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation. Webster Dictionary DB
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A plant which has escaped from cultivation. Webster Dictionary DB
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A getting away from danger; flight; deliverance. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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Act of escaping: flight from danger or from prison. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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Act of fleeing from; avoidance of harm. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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A successful flight; deliverance from some evil. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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Issue, as of a fluid; leakage. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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The act of fleeing from danger; a being passed without receiving injury; excuse; subterfuge; an evasion of legal restraint or the custody of the sheriff, without due course of law. Escape-warrant, a process addressed to all sheriffs, &c., to capture a runaway prisoner. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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A getting away from danger; flight; excuse; evasion; subterfuge. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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A plant originally cultivated, now found wild. A dictionary of scientific terms. By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D. Published 1920.
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