to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty: to escape from jail.
2.
to slip away from pursuit or peril; avoid capture, punishment, or any threatened evil.
3.
to issue from a confining enclosure, as a fluid.
4.
to slip away; fade: The words escaped from memory.
5.
Botany. (of an originally cultivated plant) to grow wild.
6.
(of a rocket, molecule, etc.) to achieve escape velocity.
–verb (used with object)
7.
to slip away from or elude (pursuers, captors, etc.): He escaped the police.
8.
to succeed in avoiding (any threatened or possible danger or evil): She escaped capture.
9.
to elude (one's memory, notice, search, etc.).
10.
to fail to be noticed or recollected by (a person): Her reply escapes me.
11.
(of a sound or utterance) to slip from or be expressed by (a person, one's lips, etc.) inadvertently.
–noun
12.
an act or instance of escaping.
13.
the fact of having escaped.
14.
a means of escaping: We used the tunnel as an escape.
15.
avoidance of reality: She reads mystery stories as an escape.
16.
leakage, as of water or gas, from a pipe or storage container.
17.
Botany. a plant that originated in cultivated stock and is now growing wild.
18.
Physics,Rocketry. the act of achieving escape velocity.
19.
Computers. a key (frequently labeled ESC) found on microcomputer keyboards and used for any of various functions, as to interrupt a command or move from one part of a program to another.
–adjective
20.
for or providing an escape: an escape route.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME escapen,ascapen < ONF escaper (F échapper) < VL *excappāre, v. deriv. (with ex-ex-1) of LL cappa hooded cloak (see cap1)]
—Related forms
es·cap·a·ble, adjective
es·cape·less, adjective
es·cap·er, noun
es·cap·ing·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 1. flee, abscond, decamp. 7. dodge, flee, avoid. Escape,elude,evade mean to keep free of something. To escape is to succeed in keeping away from danger, pursuit, observation, etc.: to escape punishment. To elude implies baffling pursuers or slipping through an apparently tight net: The fox eluded the hounds. To evade is to turn aside from or go out of reach of a person or thing: to evade the police. See also avoid. 12. flight.
To break loose from confinement; get free: escape from jail.
To issue from confinement or an enclosure; leak or seep out: Gas was escaping from the vent.
To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome: escaped from the accident with their lives.
Botany To become established in the wild. Used of a cultivated species.
Computer Science To interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program by using a key, combination of keys, or key sequence.
v.
tr.
To succeed in avoiding: The thief escaped punishment.
To break loose from; get free of: The spacecraft escaped Earth's gravitational field.
To elude the memory or comprehension of: Her name escapes me. The book's significance escaped him.
To issue involuntarily from: A sigh escaped my lips.
n.
The act or an instance of escaping.
A means of escaping.
A means of obtaining temporary freedom from worry, care, or unpleasantness: Television is my escape from worry.
A gradual effusion from an enclosure; a leakage.
Botany A plant that has become established away from the area of cultivation.
Computer Science A key, combination of keys, or key sequence, used especially to interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program.
[Middle English escapen, from Old North French escaper, from Vulgar Latin *excappāre, to get out of one's cape, get away : Latin ex-, ex- + Medieval Latin cappa, cloak.]
es·cap'a·ble adj., es·cap'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to get or stay away from persons or things. Escape can mean to get free or to remain untouched or unaffected by something unwanted: "Let no guilty man escape, if it can be avoided" (Ulysses S. Grant).
Avoid always involves an effort to keep away from what is considered to be a source of danger or difficulty: avoiding strenuous exercise. Shun refers to deliberately keeping clear of what is unwelcome or undesirable: "Family friends ... she shunned like the plague" (John Galsworthy).
Eschew involves staying clear of something because to do otherwise would be unwise or morally wrong: "Eschew evil, and do good" (Book of Common Prayer).
Evade implies adroit maneuvering and sometimes implies dishonesty or irresponsibility: tried to evade jury duty.
To elude is to get away from artfully: eluded their pursuers.
Usage Note: Traditionally, escape is used with from when it means "break loose" and with a direct object when it means "avoid." Thus we might say The forger escaped from prison by hiding in a laundry truck, but The forger escaped prison when he turned in his accomplices in order to get a suspended sentence. In recent years, however, escape has been used with a direct object in the sense "break free of": The spacecraft will acquire sufficient velocity to escape the sun's gravitational attraction. This usage is well established and should be regarded as standard.
c.1300, from O.N.Fr. escaper, from O.Fr. eschaper, from V.L. *excappare, lit. "get out of one's cape, leave a pursuer with just one's cape," from L. ex- "out of" + L.L. cappa "mantle." Escapee first attested 1875. Escapist in the fig. sense is from 1930; escapism is from 1933. Escape clausein the legal sense first recorded 1945.
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"
2.
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"
3.
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" [syn: evasion]
4.
an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"
5.
a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
6.
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
7.
the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
8.
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 [syn: safety valve]
verb
1.
run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
2.
fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane" [syn: miss]
3.
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: get off]
4.
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: elude]
5.
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"
6.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
7.
issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc) Example: She escaped the infection.
Arabic:
يَتَجَنَّب
Chinese (Simplified):
避免
Chinese (Traditional):
避免
Czech:
uniknout
Danish:
undgå
Dutch:
mislopen
Estonian:
vältima
Finnish:
välttää
French:
échapper (à)
German:
entgehen
Greek:
ξεφεύγω, γλιτώνω
Hungarian:
elkerül
Icelandic:
komast hjá
Indonesian:
menghindari
Italian:
evitare
Japanese:
のがれる
Korean:
벗어나다
Latvian:
izvairīties
Lithuanian:
išvengti
Norwegian:
slippe unna, unngå
Polish:
unikać
Portuguese (Brazil):
safar-se de
Portuguese (Portugal):
escapar a
Romanian:
a scăpa (de)
Russian:
избежать
Slovak:
uniknúť
Slovenian:
izogniti se
Spanish:
salvarse (de), librarse (de)
Swedish:
slippa undan, undkomma
Turkish:
kurtulmak
escape3[iˈskeip]verb
to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of) Example: The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.
Arabic:
يَمْلُص، يَغيب عن البال
Chinese (Simplified):
未被注意到
Chinese (Traditional):
未被注意到
Czech:
ujít
Danish:
undslippe
Dutch:
ontgaan
Estonian:
tähele panemata jääma, mitte meenuma
Finnish:
jäädä huomaamatta, unohtua
French:
échapper (à)
German:
entfallen
Greek:
διαφεύγω
Hungarian:
elkerül (figyelmet)
Icelandic:
gleymast
Indonesian:
luput
Italian:
sfuggire
Japanese:
のがれる
Korean:
기억되지 않다
Latvian:
piemirst; izgaist (no atmiņas)
Lithuanian:
praslysti, išslysti
Norwegian:
unngå oppmerksomhet, ikke huske
Polish:
uchodzić
Portuguese (Brazil):
escapar a
Portuguese (Portugal):
escapar
Romanian:
a scăpa
Russian:
ускользать
Slovak:
uniknúť
Slovenian:
uiti
Spanish:
escapar, pasar inadvertido
Swedish:
undgå, falla ur minnet
Turkish:
akla gelmemek, hatırlamamak
escape4[iˈskeip]verb
(of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out Example: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.
Arabic:
يَنْبَعِث، يَتَسَرَّب
Chinese (Simplified):
漏出
Chinese (Traditional):
漏出
Czech:
ucházet
Danish:
strømme ud; slippe ud; løbe ud
Dutch:
ontsnappen
Estonian:
välja voolama
Finnish:
vuotaa
French:
(s')échapper
German:
ausströmen
Greek:
διαρρέω
Hungarian:
elillan, kiömlik, szökik
Icelandic:
leka
Indonesian:
bocor
Italian:
fuoriuscire
Japanese:
漏れる
Korean:
새다
Latvian:
(par gāzi) noplūst
Lithuanian:
veržtis, nutekėti
Norwegian:
slippe ut
Polish:
ulatniać się
Portuguese (Brazil):
escapar
Portuguese (Portugal):
escapar
Romanian:
a se scurge
Russian:
улетучиваться
Slovak:
uniknúť
Slovenian:
uhajati
Spanish:
fugarse
Swedish:
läcka
Turkish:
sızmak, kaçmak
escape[iˈskeip]noun
(act of) escaping; state of having escaped Example: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.
A cardiological situation in which one pacemaker defaults or an atrioventricular conduction fails, and another pacemaker sets the
heart's pace for one or more beats.
Main Entry: 1es·cape Pronunciation: is-'kAp Function: verb Inflected Forms: es·caped; es·cap·ing intransitive senses : to avoid or find relief from something by means of an escape escapetransitive senses : to avoid or find relief from (something) by
means of an escape <he was unable to escape reality>
Main Entry: 2escape Function: noun : an act or instance of escaping: as a: evasion of something undesirable <find no method of
escape from pain and suffering> b: distraction or relief from routine or reality <a miserable life that provided no means of escape except alcohol>;
especially: mental distraction or relief by flight into idealizing fantasy or fiction that serves to glorify the self
Main Entry: es·cape Function: intransitive verb Inflected Forms: es·caped; es·cap·ing : to depart from lawful custody with the
intent of avoiding confinement or the administration of justice
escapecharacter (ESC) ASCII character 27. When sent by the user, escape is often used to abort execution or data entry. When sent by the computer it often starts an escape sequence. (1997-11-27)
Es`ca*pade"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. escapada escape, fr. escapar to escape; or F., fr. It. scappata escape, escapade, fr. scappare to escape. see Escape.]1. The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his heels; a gambol. 2. Act by which one breaks loose from the rules of propriety or good sense; a freak; a prank. --Carlyle.
Es*cape"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaped; p. pr. & vb. n. Escaping.] [OE. escapen, eschapen, OF. escaper, eschaper, F. echapper, fr. LL. ex cappa out of one's cape or cloak; hence, to slip out of one's cape and escape. See 3d Cape, and cf. Scape, v.]1. To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger. "Sailors that escaped the wreck." --Shak. 2. To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade; as, the fact escaped our attention. They escaped the search of the enemy. --Ludlow.
Es*cape"\, v. i. 1. To flee, and become secure from danger; -- often followed by from or out of. Haste, for thy life escape, nor look behind?? --Keble. 2. To get clear from danger or evil of any form; to be passed without harm. Such heretics . . . would have been thought fortunate, if they escaped with life. --Macaulay. 3. 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. To escape out of these meshes. --Thackeray.
Es*cape"\, n. 1. 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. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. --Ps. lv. 8. 2. That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression. [Obs.] I should have been more accurate, and corrected all those former escapes. --Burton. 3. A sally. "Thousand escapes of wit." --Shak. 4. (Law) The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody. Note: Escape is technically distinguishable from prison breach, which is the unlawful departure of the prisoner from custody, escape being the permission of the departure by the custodian, either by connivance or negligence. The term escape, however, is applied by some of the old authorities to a departure from custody by stratagem, or without force. --Wharton. 5. (Arch.) An apophyge. 6. Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid. 7. (Elec.) Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation. Escape pipe (Steam Boilers), a pipe for carrying away steam that escapes through a safety valve. Escape valve (Steam Engine), a relief valve; a safety valve. See under Relief, and Safety. Escape wheel (Horol.), the wheel of an escapement.
Es*cape"ment\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]chappement. See Escape.]1. The act of escaping; escape. [R.] 2. Way of escape; vent. [R.] An escapement for youthful high spirits. --G. Eliot. 3. The contrivance in a timepiece which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration; -- so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration. Note: Escapements are of several kinds, as the vertical, or verge, or crown, escapement, formerly used in watches, in which two pallets on the balance arbor engage with a crown wheel; the anchor escapement, in which an anchor-shaped piece carries the pallets; -- used in common clocks (both are called recoil escapements, from the recoil of the escape wheel at each vibration); the cylinder escapement, having an open-sided hollow cylinder on the balance arbor to control the escape wheel; the duplex escapement, having two sets of teeth on the wheel; the lever escapement, which is a kind of detached escapement, because the pallets are on a lever so arranged that the balance which vibrates it is detached during the greater part of its vibration and thus swings more freely; the detent escapement, used in chronometers; the remontoir escapement, in which the escape wheel is driven by an independent spring or weight wound up at intervals by the clock train, -- sometimes used in astronomical clocks. When the shape of an escape-wheel tooth is such that it falls dead on the pallet without recoil, it forms a deadbeat escapement.
Pris"on\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. L. prehensio, prensio, a seizing, arresting, fr. prehendre, prendere, to lay hold of, to seize. See Prehensile, and cf. Prize, n., Misprision.]1. A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o? confinement, restraint, or safe custody. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name. --Ps. cxlii. 7. The tyrant [AE]olus, . . . With power imperial, curbs the struggling winds, And sounding tempests in dark prisons binds. --Dryden. 2. Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority. Prison bars, or Prison base. See Base, n., 24. Prison breach. (Law) See Note under 3d Escape, n., 4. Prison house, a prison. --Shak. Prison ship (Naut.), a ship fitted up for the confinement of prisoners. Prison van, a carriage in which prisoners are conveyed to and from prison.
Waste\, a. [OE. wast, OF. wast, from L. vastus, influenced by the kindred German word; cf. OHG. wuosti, G. w["u]st, OS. w?sti, D. woest, AS. w[=e]ste. Cf. Vast.]1. Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless. The dismal situation waste and wild. --Milton. His heart became appalled as he gazed forward into the waste darkness of futurity. --Sir W. Scott. 2. Lying unused; unproductive; worthless; valueless; refuse; rejected; as, waste land; waste paper. But his waste words returned to him in vain. --Spenser. Not a waste or needless sound, Till we come to holier ground. --Milton. Ill day which made this beauty waste. --Emerson. 3. Lost for want of occupiers or use; superfluous. And strangled with her waste fertility. --Milton. Waste gate, a gate by which the superfluous water of a reservoir, or the like, is discharged. Waste paper. See under Paper. Waste pipe, a pipe for carrying off waste, or superfluous, water or other fluids. Specifically: (a) (Steam Boilers) An escape pipe. See under Escape. (b) (Plumbing) The outlet pipe at the bottom of a bowl, tub, sink, or the like. Waste steam. (a) Steam which escapes the air. (b) Exhaust steam. Waste trap, a trap for a waste pipe, as of a sink.
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