escape
/ɪˈskeɪp/
noun
- An act of getting away from a place or dangerous situation.
- The cat made a quick escape when the dog entered the room.
- The escape from the prison was carefully planned for months.
- Fire drills teach children how to make a safe escape from a burning building.
- A temporary relief from something unpleasant or boring.
- Video games offer him an escape from his worries.
- Reading a good novel is a wonderful escape from daily stress.
- The weekend trip to the beach was the perfect escape from work.
- A key on a computer keyboard used to cancel an operation or exit a program.
- He tapped escape to cancel the command he had typed by mistake.
- If the game freezes, hit escape to return to the main menu.
- Press the escape key to close the pop-up window.
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verb
- To get away from a place or situation where you are confined or in danger.
- The prisoner managed to escape by digging a tunnel under the wall.
- The bird escaped from its cage and flew out the window.
- We barely escaped the burning building before the roof collapsed.
- To avoid something unpleasant, such as punishment, criticism, or a problem.
- She hoped to escape the boring meeting by pretending to be sick.
- The company escaped bankruptcy by securing a last-minute loan.
- He escaped a speeding ticket because the officer was lenient.
- To fail to be noticed or remembered by someone.
- The error escaped the editor's attention until the book was printed.
- His name escapes me right now, but I'll remember it in a moment.
- The significance of her comment escaped most of the audience.
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