| noun | the act of escaping physically “he made his escape from the mental hospital” |
| noun | an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy “romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life” |
| noun | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do “his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible” |
| noun | an avoidance of danger or difficulty “that was a narrow escape” |
| noun | a means or way of escaping “hard work was his escape from worry” |
| noun | a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild |
| noun | the discharge of a fluid from some container “they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe” |
| noun | 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 |
| verb | run away from confinement “The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison” |
| verb | fail to experience “Fortunately, I missed the hurricane” |
| verb | escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action “She gets away with murder!” |
| verb | be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by “What you are seeing in him eludes me” |
| verb | remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion “We escaped to our summer house for a few days” |
| verb | flee; take to one's heels; cut and run “If you see this man, run!” |
| verb | issue or leak, as from a small opening “Gas escaped into the bedroom” |
| escape | verb | run away from confinement |
| flee | verb | run away quickly |
| escapist | noun | a person who escapes into a world of fantasy |
| evade | verb | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
| dodge | verb | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
| leaky | adjective | permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases |
| leak | verb | enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure |
| escape | noun | a means or way of escaping |
| escapee | noun | someone who escapes |
| getaway | noun | a rapid escape (as by criminals) |
| elusive | adjective | difficult to describe |
| lam | noun | a rapid escape (as by criminals) |
| runaway | noun | someone who flees from an uncongenial situation |